A little CRT fun

[Phil Nelson]

What would six- or ten-gun CRTs be used for, anyhow? Some kind of super-duper radar?

Phil Nelson

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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

What would six- or ten-gun CRTs be used for, anyhow? Some kind of super-duper radar?

Phil Nelson

That's what I thought at first - or maybe for physics experiments. However, a little research turned up that at least one brand of those 10-gun tubes were for digital readouts!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimo_tube

Here's a mini version in action: http://mcnally.cc/clock.htm

[Phil Nelson]

Must . . . have . . . Nimo clock!! Suddenly my beloved Nixie clock doesn't seem so cool any more.

Phil

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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

Must . . . have . . . Nimo clock!! Suddenly my beloved Nixie clock doesn't seem so cool any more.

Phil

Ditto What a complicated way to display a digit! I bet finding 4 of these guys to make the HH:MM is going to be a real challenge.