DIY Imitate Glow Tube Clock Kit: Difference between revisions

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This is a cool faux Nixie clock that I found on 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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-This is a cool faux Nixie clock that I found on [https://www.icstation.com/mobile/imitate-glow-tube-clock-full-color-glow-tube-clock-p-16275.html 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 I found on [https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805733872404.html 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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