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- Page 1 Assembly Instructions User Guide Nixie Clock Type ‘Quattro' Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 1 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
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Page 2: Revision History
REVISION HISTORY Issue Date Reason for Issue Number 01 Nov 2018 New diode for D2, new ZD1 8 Sept 2012 Errors corrected 27 July 2012 New document Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 2 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk... - Page 3 Nixie Quattro - Features Nixie clock type ‘Nixie Quattro’ has the following features: - Hours, Minutes and Seconds display - 12 or 24 hour modes - Uses a Quartz Crystal Oscillator as the timebase - Programmable leading zero blanking - Supercapacitor backup. Keeps time during short power outages...
- Page 4 This is not a finished product, and the person assembling the kit is responsible for ensuring that the finished product complies with any applicable local regulations governing electrical equipment, eg. UL, CE, VDE. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 4 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
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Page 5: List Of Components
18 Way narrow IC socket for IC2 IC3 Socket PLCC28 IC socket for IC3 FUSE 500mA fuse Insulation Clear insulation for PM neon NX1 – NX4 Z5700M Nixie Tube 32.768KHz watch crystal Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 5 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk... - Page 6 Miniature push button 18 way narrow IC Socket for IC2 PLCC28 IC Socket for IC3 2.1mm PCB power socket 500mA fuse Clear insulation for neons 32.768KHz watch crystal Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 6 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
- Page 7 It is necessary to clip off two of the Z570M and equivalent tube leads: Clip off the two leads as shown below: This is how the tube will look after removing the leads: Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 7 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018)
- Page 8 Now you can insert and solder in the tube. Its best to have the tube approx 5mm from the PCB, so you are not soldering too close to the glass-to-metal seal. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 8 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018)
- Page 9 D5 - D8 Note these LEDs are polarised – the longer lead goes in the hole marked +. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 9 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...
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Page 10: How To Operate The Clock
It will show for several seconds and then move to parameter 1. In all correspondence on support issues, please quote the board type, revision date and software version. Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 10 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) - Page 11 4. Press ‘SET’ briefly during Night Mode to show time for prescribed period. 5. Set this parameter to ‘1’ to restore original default settings. Internal operations will then load all the original settings and restore the value to ‘0’ Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 11 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018)
- Page 12 During programmed night blanking, the blanking may be overridden to see the time by briefly pressing the ‘SET’ button. Tubes will remain lit for the period defined in parameter (15). Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 12 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018)
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Page 13: Circuit Diagram
3. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 13 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk... - Page 14 Nixie Tube Clock ‘Quattro' - 14 - ISSUE 3 (01 November 2018) www.pvelectronics.co.uk...