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B16S22 tube info

A guy on a forum I visit wanted data on this tube. Note: it's only a pinout, and similar tubes to illustrate the functions and meanings of various pin names.

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The Nixie Power supply

WARNING: This device deals with high voltages. It is very unwise to build it unless you fully undestand it and are aware of the risks. I take no responsibility for whateever you may inflict upon yourself and/or others directly or … Continue reading

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The nixie clock V0

As a fan of retro electronics I found it very nice to have a nixie clock. So I'm building one. It will have a few Z560 nixies and will be driven by 2x HV5630 chips. Ofcourse, it will be AVR … Continue reading

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The RETRobot – the first robot with a CRT tube

The RETRobot is a robot I designed. You may have noticed something odd on it – it’s got a CRT tube on it. I always wanted to play around with one. I didn’t need an oscilloscope – I already have … Continue reading

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IBM 7864

The IBM 7864: A data collection terminal. While looking for something else I came upon these buggers. They've all got a 8088 processor, a barcode scanner and fail to boot up. Only 1 of 3 was functional, the rest had broken … Continue reading

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Old storage media

I've collected some interesting storage devices over the years. Behold 🙂

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Tektronix 455

My second scope was the wonderful Tektronix 455 - a great analog scope with lots of great features - about 100 times better than my first Soviet C112 scope. Reasons: I had to sell it to buy my current digital … Continue reading

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Soviet C-112 scope

The C1-112 oscilloscope: A simple soviet scope. AFAIK it is a copy of a french scope. I have the manual. The schematics part is available for download. It is very large, namely 10MB. So be careful when you decide to … Continue reading

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Czechoslovakian mystery keyboard

I got this device from my school, from a friend. It looked interesting and I needed (OK, maybe not needed, but was very interested) to know what it actually was. So, here's the thing: write into the guestbook what you … Continue reading

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Soviet missile punch tape interface

I like cool stuff. I can't resist exotic electronic vintage parts, and what's more exotic than a programmer for a military rocket? On my frequent visits to a local electronics fleemarket, a guy who sells radioamatuer stuff offered me this … Continue reading

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