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This is a cool faux Nixie clock that off aliexpress. It uses LED's cast through laser-cut plexiglass plates to give the appearance of a Nixie tube. As a kit, it has some challenging surface mount soldering. My first kit was actually a fail and I could never get it to work reliably. For the second kit, I used a cheap hot air soldering station off Amazon and it helped significantly. | This is a cool faux Nixie clock that off aliexpress. It uses LED's cast through laser-cut plexiglass plates to give the appearance of a Nixie tube. As a kit, it has some challenging surface mount soldering. My first kit was actually a fail and I could never get it to work reliably. For the second kit, I used a cheap hot air soldering station off Amazon and it helped significantly. | ||
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Revision as of 19:05, 4 November 2023
This is a cool faux Nixie clock that off aliexpress. It uses LED's cast through laser-cut plexiglass plates to give the appearance of a Nixie tube. As a kit, it has some challenging surface mount soldering. My first kit was actually a fail and I could never get it to work reliably. For the second kit, I used a cheap hot air soldering station off Amazon and it helped significantly.