Finally front panel arrived and making of top cover. This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear.
Temporary front panel installation + wiring and installation of alarm selectors.
This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear.
Enclosure design and assembly and installation of electronic components
This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear.
All assembly modules are finished and working, time to start working on enclosure.
This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear.
Now let’s do some breadboard prototyping and watch videos.
This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear.
In this part metalwork and tube assembly will is made.
This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear.
This is my very first project from scratch so I hope all will go well. Hardest part was definitely find out how to start. I didn’t have a slightest clue how to start, just a few months ago.
This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear
So I’ve decided to make nice big beefy 1950’s replica of Nixie clock inspired by old HP gear. I will use XO for start and later 10Mhz OCXO. This clock is basically tribute / inspired by HP model 571B mechanical clock and late 50, early 60 HP frequency meters, generators and other gear
Final video of my restoration:
Part 3 – Cabinet restoration
Part 4 – Final assembly
Crossover restoration bucket list:
– new silver plated copper internal wiring
– new high end banana posts
– new crossovers with Jantzen Cross Coil Inductor and Clarity cap capacitors all with 2% tolerance, Resistor – MOX 1% tolerance
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