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Title: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: TheUniversalDave1 on December 01, 2015, 11:29:52 PM
This is one of the most incredibly awesome clocks I have ever seen. It's a CRT! Just like an oscilloscope! The only bad part about it is finding one. Apparently, it utilizes a metal for a component that is so hard to find it isn't even on the periodic table - Unobtanium.  Take a look.  (http://www.cathodecorner.com/scra/index.html)
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: Lumex120 on December 01, 2015, 11:33:05 PM
 
This is one of the most incredibly awesome clocks I have ever seen. It's a CRT! Just like an oscilloscope! The only bad part about it is finding one. Apparently, it utilizes a metal for a component that is so hard to find it isn't even on the periodic table - Unobtanium.  Take a look.  (http://www.cathodecorner.com/scra/index.html)
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
WOW! I had always wondered if such a thing existed. Too bad it is $999, If it was cheaper I would have bought one within 5 minutes of me finding out.
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: TheUniversalDave1 on December 01, 2015, 11:37:22 PM
Another problem is that the page has not had any updates since 2008. Somebody should e-mail the guy and ask what's going on. There are  other versions  (http://oscilloscopeclocknixiecrt.com) out there for less money, but they're not as cool looking. The nixie tube and VFD variants are also super cool.
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: Lumex120 on December 01, 2015, 11:41:03 PM
Another problem is that the page has not had any updates since 2008. Somebody should e-mail the guy and ask what's going on. There are  other versions  (http://oscilloscopeclocknixiecrt.com) out there for less money, but they're not as cool looking.
Those other ones actually look nicer if you ask me. I especially like the one with rectangular display.
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: TheUniversalDave1 on December 01, 2015, 11:51:17 PM
I'd love to have one, but obviously the cheaper ones still aren't cheap. Mother said she's "not gonna pay $250 for a clock." Then I told her it wasn't a clock, but a timekeeping television. It didn't work.
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: Lumex120 on December 02, 2015, 12:05:59 AM
I'd love to have one, but obviously the cheaper ones still aren't cheap. Mother said she's "not gonna pay $250 for a clock." Then I told her it wasn't a clock, but a timekeeping television. It didn't work.
:P
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: tolivac on December 02, 2015, 12:57:07 AM
KOOL!!!!GREAT use for surplus scope CRT's!!!1000 bucks is sort of expensive,though.A fellow here at work has a Nixie clock in his office.Nixie tubes and CRTs last a long time,though-perhaps longer than LEDS!!!
Title: Re: Tell me this doesn't drip with awesomeness
Post by: themaritimegirl on December 10, 2015, 01:03:02 AM
These are quite easy to find, as far as I know. The CRT can be any electrostatic deflection tube like that found in an oscilloscope, and the electronics would be standard fare, backed by a custom-programmed microcontroller.