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Assembly Manual Miniature USB powered Nixie Clocks • Mainboard Rev.11-2013 Congratulations for purchasing this Nixie clock kit “Lars“ or “Laura”. For successful assembly of this kit please read the following helpful hints. • This kit is designed for someone who has advanced experience with assembling electronics. • If you believe that the kit is too complicated for your skill level please do not try to assemble it - this generally ends up with a device that is not repairable and results in you being very frustrated. Please contact the provider and they can offer you other options that will end in a more fulfilling result! • Take your time - this kit should take 2 hours to complete if uninterrupted. Assembling the kit in a hurry will lead to frustration and troubleshooting takes three times as long. • Ensure your work area is well lit (daylight preferred) and clean. • Electronic tools, such as pliers, small side-cutters or tweezers will be handy. You will also need a T10 (Torx) Allen screwdriver for the housing assembly. • A soldering iron station with a 1 mm round tip (maximum) and a 0.5 mm (maximum) fine electronic solder (lead-free) is required. For lead-free solder we’ve had good experience with type Iso-Core EL Sn95,5 Ag3,8 Cu0,7 with 0,5 mm Ø and 3,5% Flux from Felder Löttechnik and a 400°C soldering tip temperature. • For the intermediary function test you need a multimeter with at least 200 VDC range. • A loupe (magnifying glass) to read the small device markings is often helpful. • Assemble the board in the order as stated in the instructions - this has been proven and will minimise mistakes. • It is assumed that you understand that semiconductors (diodes, ICs, transistors) or electrolytic capacitors are polarized components. Appropriate markings are silk-screened on the PCB and shown on the board schematic. Together with this construction guide there are some other usefull documents for download • The owners manual for this Nixie clock kit • The owners manual for the BR-355 wired or “Wireless GPS Connection” system Safety precautions: During assembly, operation, measurements and maintenance extra precautions must be taken. The generated high voltage of 160 V is dangerous. Assemble the circuit at your own risk. The clock’s functionality cannot be guaranteed when assembled by the customer. No responsibility can be taken for any personal claims and damages during assembly and commission, especially for damages based on insufficient technical knowledge. The Nixie clock may only be operated in a solid and moisture-proof enclosure. The person who completes the kit and assembles this board into an enclosure for operation is considered by the German directive VDE 0869 as a manufacturer and is required to indicate their name and address including all documents when selling the clock. Ready-to-go devices, which are assembled from kits, are counted as a safety-related industrial made product. Okay, and now, Ladies and Gentlemen – start your soldering iron... As you might notice, most of the electrical parts are just pre-assembled and soldered. However, we recommend to check these SMT assembly for assembly faults and cold solder pads before assembling the through hole components. You’ll find at the end of the manual a detailed assembly silk screen for reference. Start with soldering the 32-pol. female header, fitted from the solder (!) side. Following fit and solder both 28-pol. IC sockets (pay attention for the notches as shown on the silk screen, the crystal, the potentiometer, the Super Capacitor and the buzzer. The polarity marking on the buzzer is negligable but keep care for the correct allignment of the Super Cap (arrows on the part package and the silk screen). Do not insert the ICs at this stage ! Next solder the 47uH shielded inductor, than bend the leads of the RFD3055L MosFet and solder them. Take special care as this is an ESD device, so it is a good idea before handling this part that you de- charge yourself on a metallic part of your desktop. The heatsink can have contact to the left hand’s inductor pad; this doesn’t matter at all. Finally add the remaining parts like the 2u2 / 350V capacitor, both dual LEDs (take care for the colour), both dual switches and the mounting bracket. Notch on socket and HV5812 Finally cut and remove the tape from the 2.200μF capacitor. Please do not simple cut the wires at the top of the tape as the remaining lenght will be too short. red yellow green green The following task must only be done when assembling a Laura Nixie clock Pick up the 4 x M3 x 8 self tapping screws and the 4 x 3 mm plastic spacers and threat them to the drilling holes at the edges of the main board. The spacers are a self fixing type.
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Assembly Manual Miniature USB powered Nixie Clocks • Mainboard Rev.11-2013

Congratulations for purchasing this Nixie clock kit “Lars“ or “Laura”.For successful assembly of this kit please read the following helpful hints.

• This kit is designed for someone who has advanced experience with assembling electronics.• If you believe that the kit is too complicated for your skill level please do not try to assemble it - thisgenerally ends up with a device that is not repairable and results in you being very frustrated.Please contact the provider and they can offer you other options that will end in a more fulfillingresult!• Take your time - this kit should take 2 hours to complete if uninterrupted. Assembling the kit in ahurry will lead to frustration and troubleshooting takes three times as long.• Ensure your work area is well lit (daylight preferred) and clean.• Electronic tools, such as pliers, small side-cutters or tweezers will be handy. You will also need aT10 (Torx) Allen screwdriver for the housing assembly.• A soldering iron station with a 1 mm round tip (maximum) and a 0.5 mm (maximum) fine electronicsolder (lead-free) is required. For lead-free solder we’ve had good experience with type Iso-CoreEL Sn95,5 Ag3,8 Cu0,7 with 0,5 mm Ø and 3,5% Flux from Felder Löttechnik and a 400°C solderingtip temperature.• For the intermediary function test you need a multimeter with at least 200 VDC range.• A loupe (magnifying glass) to read the small device markings is often helpful.• Assemble the board in the order as stated in the instructions - this has been proven and willminimise mistakes.• It is assumed that you understand that semiconductors (diodes, ICs, transistors) or electrolyticcapacitors are polarized components. Appropriate markings are silk-screened on the PCB andshown on the board schematic.

Together with this construction guide there are some other usefull documents fordownload

• The owners manual for this Nixie clock kit• The owners manual for the BR-355 wired or “Wireless GPS Connection” system

Safety precautions:During assembly, operation, measurements and maintenance extra precautions must be taken. Thegenerated high voltage of 160 V is dangerous. Assemble the circuit at your own risk.The clock’s functionality cannot be guaranteed when assembled by the customer.No responsibility can be taken for any personal claims and damages during assembly andcommission, especially for damages based on insufficient technical knowledge.The Nixie clock may only be operated in a solid and moisture-proof enclosure.The person who completes the kit and assembles this board into an enclosure for operation isconsidered by the German directive VDE 0869 as a manufacturer and is required to indicate theirname and address including all documents when selling the clock.Ready-to-go devices, which are assembled from kits, are counted as a safety-related industrialmade product.

Okay, and now, Ladies and Gentlemen – start your soldering iron...

As you might notice, most of the electrical parts are just pre-assembled and soldered.However, we recommend to check these SMT assembly for assembly faults and cold solder padsbefore assembling the through hole components.You’ll find at the end of the manual a detailed assembly silk screen for reference.

Start with soldering the 32-pol. female header, fitted from the solder (!) side.Following fit and solder both 28-pol. IC sockets (pay attention for the notches as shown on the silkscreen, the crystal, the potentiometer, the Super Capacitor and the buzzer. The polarity marking on thebuzzer is negligable but keep care for the correct allignment of the Super Cap (arrows on the partpackage and the silk screen). Do not insert the ICs at this stage !Next solder the 47uH shielded inductor, than bend the leads of the RFD3055L MosFet and solder them.Take special care as this is an ESD device, so it is a good idea before handling this part that you de-charge yourself on a metallic part of your desktop. The heatsink can have contact to the left hand’sinductor pad; this doesn’t matter at all. Finally add the remaining parts like the 2u2 / 350V capacitor, bothdual LEDs (take care for the colour), both dual switches and the mounting bracket. Notch on socket and HV5812

Finally cut and remove the tape from the 2.200µFcapacitor. Please do not simple cut the wires atthe top of the tape as the remaining lenght will betoo short.

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The following task must only be done when assembling a LauraNixie clockPick up the 4 x M3 x 8 self tapping screws and the 4 x 3 mm plastic spacersand threat them to the drilling holes at the edges of the main board. Thespacers are a self fixing type.

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A note for handling theIN-2 Nixie tubes

Please be very carefully byhandling the IN-2 tubes.The glass bottom is veryfragile and will brake whenapplying hard force,specially when insertinginto the socket or byaligning the tubes. Youneed not to press downthe tubes fully into theirsockets. Only the half ismuch enough.

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Now connect the PCB to an USB power supply and check if something strange will happen; e.g. aparts runs hot. If everything is allright we will do follwing some voltage checkings:Please check the voltages on the PIC’s socket pins with a multimeter. Put the negative probe(black) on TP3; left hand from the buzzer. Put the positive probe (red) on the socket pins.

Measured Voltagesred = ca. 5 V • blue = 0...3 V • amber = ca. 0,3 V • green = ca. 0...-2 V • black = 0 V

Pin 1 • Pin 2 • Pin 3 • Pin 4 • Pin 5 • Pin 6 • Pin 7 • Pin 8 • Pin 9 • Pin 10 • Pin 11 • Pin 12 • Pin 13Pin 14 • Pin 15 • Pin 16 • Pin 17 • Pin 18 • Pin 19 • Pin 20 • Pin 21 • Pin 22 • Pin 23 • Pin 24Pin 25 • Pin 26 • Pin 27 • Pin 28

Check following the voltages on the other testpoints: TP1 (around 4.8 V) • TP2 (around 4.5 V)Please do not proceed until all voltages are within their range and check for the fault.If everything is ok, unplug the clock from the power supply.Solder now jumper ENABLE HIGH V. CONVERTER X1/X2, direct above the inductor and insert ONLY(!) the PIC, but not the HV5812 driver. Keep care for correct orientation. Turn on the clock again.Caution! Now the HV converter is working. Please check again, if something strange happens;e.g. if a part will run hot. Pick up now a screwdriver and do again a measurement of the voltage onTP1 It should be in the range of 40 V. Adjust now the voltage with the potentiometer to 41 V.Do following a voltage check on TP2. It should be in the range of 165 V.Push now button SET. The clock must make a short bleep.Unplug the clock again from power and wait 10 secs. until the capacitors are discharged.Now insert the remaining HV5812 driver IC into its PLCC28 socket.

Stop here and flip the page. You need now assemble the tube board according to yourclock. When ready assembled come back for a quick test of the tube board.

Now fit the tube board onto the main board and turn the clock on again.The tubes should start with a „digit test routine“; which counts all digits. Also the (RGB) LEDs arechecked within this routine with the following scheme:digit 1 = red • digit 2 = green • digit 3 = blue • digit 4 = none • digit 5 = green/orangedigit 6 = none • digit 7 = violett • digit 8 = none • digit 9 = cyan • digit 0 = noneThe amber column LEDs should continuously light up.If everything is ok, unplug the clock again from power and wait 10 seconds.Solder now jumper ENABLE POWER BACKUP X3/X4 direct below the dual LEDs.Solder jumper A-B-C direct below the ASK module connections to position A-B.Now flip the page again and assemble the enclosure to finish your clock.

The following task must only be done when assembling aLaura Nixie clock

Pick up the 4 x M3 x 8 self tapping screws and the 4 x 3 mm plasticspacers and threat them to the drilling holes at the edges of the mainboard. The spacers are a self fixing type.

Connecting GPS receivers (internal / external) or DCF receiver

Anbieterkennzeichung • VendorJürgen Grau • Ortsstraße 13 • 07429 Rohrbach • Germany • Fon: 036730 / 3155-90 • Fax: 036730 / 3155-89

E-Mail: [email protected] • www.Nixiekits.eu

Subject change without notice – Issue 3.3 – Version from 08.06.2017

Date05.08.201208.08.201226.08.201227.09.201211.11.201217.02.201417.04.201527.12.201608.06.2017

DescriptionInitial ReleaseError correction / added replacing diodes procedureError correction / parts value of resistor-arrays changedChanged the range of the voltage measuring valuesAdded assembly of Lena Nixie clockNew issue for the new main board version Rev.11-2013Error correction and additions in GPS receiver settingsCorrected value of the measured voltages on PIC socketAdding settings for DCF / NWTS receivers

When using the ASK module from the Wireless GPS Set 3, simply fit the module onto the mainboard andsolder the 8 pins. Pay attention for correct orientation (see pictures).The clock has a build in antenna. However, due to the RF shielding of the aluminium profiles the receptionrange is very limited. If the reception is too poor you can connect the supplied external antenna to theTIME DATA connector. Don’t forget to set option #12 to value 4 (for GPS reception) option #13 to thebaud rate and option #14...16 to correct the time offset according to your location; this offset is basedon standard time (not day saving).The green LED below the module will show the received data as well as the DATA LED on rear.Please note that it is not possible to connect any extra external receiver to the TIME DATAconnector when an ASK module is fitted, only the supplied antenna can be fitted.Please check again, if the solder jumper A-B-C (direct below the module) is soldered in position A-Bwhen using the internal ASK module. For setting up the „Wireless GPS Connection“ system proceed asstated in the appropriate owners manual

When connecting the wired extrenal MicroGPS / NWTS receiver from PVelectronics set thejumpers A-B-C to position B-C set option #12 to value 4 and check for correct baud rate settings.When connecting the wired external GPS BR-355 receiver from GlobalSat set the jumpersA-B-C to position A-B and check for 4800 baud rate settings (option #13 to value 0).

When connecting the wired external DCF receiver from Mr.Nixie you’ll need to set thejumpers A-B-C to position A-B and set option #12 to value 1 and omit option #13

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Assembling the Lars IN-17 tube board and enclosure

Please crack carefully both PCB’s.

Assemble now the male headers (1 x 32-pol. and 3 x 2-pol.) and the 4 resistors on the tube board.

Flip the board and assemble the four LED’s. Slight over the LED’s wires 2 x 8 mm spacers each(8 in total). Pay attention that the anode of the LED is the longer wire and it is marked on the silk

screen with an „A“. Solder at the beginning only one pad, than adjust the LED’s exact upright andsolder the remaining pad.

Pick up now an IN-17 tube. Pleasenote that one wire is missing oneach tube as marking for the correctmounting direction. This missing wirehas also no Star Milling pad on thePCB.See the red markings on the picture.

Thread all tube wires carefully through theStar Milling cut out.

Bend all wires into the slots of the Star Millingpads. Keep care not to cross any wires.

Cut the wires. Now solder only one pad.Align the tube carefully for correct adjustmentby re-heating the soldered pad.If you are satisfied, solder the remaining pads.Please take care not to make any short circuitsbetween the pads.

Continue this task for the remaining 5 tubes.

Pick up now the LED board and solder the 3 x 2-pol. female headers and the 6 resistor arrays.The „polarity“ of the arrays is negligable.

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Assemble now the 6 RGB LEDsbut do not solder them yet.The longest (thrid) wire is theAnode, marked with an „A“ on thesilk screen

Fit the LED board on the tube board.Align now all LEDs is that way, thattheir lens will touch the drill hole inthe tubes plastic socket.

Solder carefully all LEDs. Takespecial care not to make anyshort ciruits between the LEDpads as the spacing is verysmall. Take as less solder tinas possible.

After soldering cut all leads.

Stop here: Turn back to theassembly of the main board fora quick function check of thetube board.

Pick up one rubber surround.Please take care for the correctside. Remove from the front coverthe protective film on the coppercoloured side and insert the frontcover carefully into the rubbersurround

wrong side

Attach now the front to the tubes. From rear align the column LEDs that their lens will fit into the drillholes of the front cover.Pick up one enclosure aluminium profile and slide the main board into the lowest nut of the profile.Attach following the second aluminium profile

Finally fix - starting with the front - the covers with the supplied screws (you’ll need a Torx Tx10screwdriver). Don’t twist the screws by force and keep care not to cam out with your screwdriveras this will scratch the cover or even damage the tubes

Finished assembling. Congratulations and have a lot of fun with your newLars Nixie Clock

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2.5 mm spacing

Assembling the Laura IN-2 tube board and enclosure

Pick up the tube board and assemble first the 32-pol. male header. Solder first only one pad andcheck for proper rectangular alignement of the header. When satisfied solder the remaining pads.

Now threat over every tube pin a supplied tubesocket pin.Sometimes the tube pins needs to be bend a littlebit. Do this very carefully as the glass bottom isvery fragile.

Now assemble the four LED’s. Slightover the LED’s wires 2 x 8 mm spacerseach (8 in total). Pay attention that theanode of the LED is the longer wire andit is marked on the silk screen with an„A“. Solder at the beginning only onepad, than adjust the LED’s exact uprightand solder the remaining pad.Please note not to forget to givearound 2.5 mm extra spacing forthe LEDs as shown in the picture.

Insert following all six tubes with the tube socketpins into their socket drill holes in the PCB.Do not solder them yet. After inserting all tubesalign them carefully for equal spacing and tube’sheight. When you are satisfied solder now the tubesocket pins. Take care not to make any solderbridges as the spacing between the pins is verysmall. Do not trim the pins after soldering!

Stop here: Turn back to the assembly of the main board for a quick function check ofthe tube board.

Please pull out carefully (!) alltubes in that way that they areonly fitted around the half of theirsocket pins lenght in the solderedfemale PCB sockets.Attach now the front cover to thetubes, but do not remove theprotective films at this stage.From rear align the column LEDsthat their lens will fit into the drillholes of the front cover.

Remove both protective films fromthe bottom cover and fix the boardon it with the 4 x M2.5 x 8 screws.

Remove both protective films from the first transparent distance holder. Remove the protective filmfrom the brass coloured side of the front cover and than from the rear side, which is self-adhesive.Affix now the front cover onto the distance holder. Check for symmetrical allignment.

Do the same task with both rear frames (the engravedrear cover do not have any protective film).

Fix the rear side now with the supplied four 3 x 14 blackAllan screws (you’ll need a Torx Tx10 screwdriver) onto

the aluminium side frames

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Anode pins

Slide now the bottom coverinto the lowest notches ofthe side frames.

After removing bothprotective films from thetransparent top cover slight itinto the most upper notchesof the side frames.

Fix the PCB / bottom framewith the supplied M3 x 6Allan head screw on therear side.

Finally attach the front cover and fix it with the remaining 4 screws and add the 4 pcs. foam feedonto the edges of the bottom cover.

Finished assembling. Congratulations and have a lot of fun with your newLaura Nixie Clock

Assembling the Lena tube board and enclosure

Pick up the tube board and assemble first the 32-pol. male header. Solder first only one pad andcheck for proper rectangular alignement of the header. When satisfied solder the remaining pads.

Now threat over every tube pin exceptof pin # 12 (left hand from the Anodepin) a supplied tube socket.Sometimes the tube pins needs to bebend a little bit. Do this very carefully asthe glass bottom is very fragile.

Insert following all four IN-12 tubeswith the tube socket pins into theirsocket drill holes in the PCB. Take carefor correct orientation. Note the white

shrink tube inside the glasbulb which marks the

Anode connection.Do not solderthem yet. Afterinserting all tubesalign them carefullyfor equal spacing

and tube’s height. When you are satisfied solder now the tube socket pins from the bottom side.Do not trim the pins after soldering!

Anode pin

Do not fit a socketon this pin #12

Now remove all tubes and solder the sockets alsofrom the top side. Be careful not to solder thesocket’s holes. Use as less solder tin as possible.When finished attach the two 3 mm LEDs with two8 mm plastic spacer each to their position. The longerwire is the Anode of the LED and marked on the PCBwith an „A“; the shorter wire is the Cathode, markedwith a ring.

When finished solderin the LEDs re-attachthe IN-12 tubes into their sockets again.

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Pick up now both IN-17 tubes and remove theirplastic spacers. Now cut the leads in a kind ofa „spiral staircase“ as shown in the picture.This will help you to easy fit the tubes into theirdrilling holes, which should be done followingthis cutting.Solder only one wire first and adjust the tubefor correct spacing and allignment as shown inthe pictures. Than solder and cut the remainingwires.

Unfortunately on the first batch of the tubesPCBs one track is missing which causes thatthe digit „0“ will not shown on the 1st secondstube. So pick up a piece of wire and add themissing connection from the 10th seconds tothe 1st seconds tube as shown on the picture.Take care not to make any short circuits.Wire link

Pick up now both RGB LEDsand bend them as shown inthe picture. The longest wireis the Anode, marked on thesilkscreen with an „A“. Finallyattach the LEDs to the tube board andsolder carefully the connections. Beaware that the pad spacing is very low,so use as less tin as possible toproduce no short circuits betweenthese pins. Check also not to make ashort circuit to the added wire link.

Stop here: Turn back tothe assembly of the

main board for a quickfunction check of the

tube board.

Remove from the front cover the protective film from front- and rear side.Note that the rear side is self-adhesive. Attach the front cover carefully atthe U aluminium frame and fix it with four of the supplied M3 x 14 blackscrews.Than slide the board from the rear into the enclosure.

Remove from the acrylic cover both protectivefilms and slide it into the most upper nut intothe U frame.

Remove from the rear cover the protective film on the self-adhesive side and attach it at the U frame.

Fix the cover first with the M3 x 6 screw and following with the remainingM3 x 14 black screws.

Finally attach on the bottom the suppliedtransparent self-adhesive feeds.

Finished assembling. Congratulationsand have a lot of fun with your newLena Nixie Clock.

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Part List Rev.11-2013 USB powered Nixie Clocks

Through hole components Main PCB Rev.11-13 for all clock versions Qty Part description Value Position / Code 1 Duo-LED green / green LED11 1 Duo-LED red / yellow LED12 4 LED spacer 8 mm Tube Board 2 Dual push button switch S1, S2 1 Buzzer SND1 1 Super Capacitor 0.1F, 0.33F or 1F 5V5 C17 1 Electrolytic capacitor 2200uF 6V3 C4 1 Electrolytic capacitor 2u2 350V C16 1 Potentiometer 47k TR1 1 Crystal 32.756 kHz Q1 1 IC-Socket 28-pol. IC1 1 16F1938 Processor 16F1938 IC1 1 IC-Socket 28-pol. PLCC IC2 1 HV5812 HV-Driver 28-pol. PLCC IC2 1 Shielded Inductor 47uH L8 1 MosFet Transistor RFD3055L T14 1 Female Connector 90° 32-pol. 32-pol. 1 Male Connector 180° 32-pol. 32-pol. 1 Mounting Bracket M3 / 3.2 1 Sheet metal screw 2.9 x 9.5 1 Allan flat hat screw M3 x 6 1 Rosette 10.5 mm diameter Plastic black 1 Main Board SMT preassembled white Electrical Parts for Laura Nixie Clock Tube Board Ca. 70 Tube socket pins H1…H6 Mechanical Parts for Laura Nixie Clock 4 LED 1,8mm Amber clear Tube Board 4 LED spacer 8 mm Tube Board 4 Screw self tapping M2.5 x 8 8 Alan flat hat screw self tapping 3 x 14 4 Spacers 2.7 inner x 3 plastic 4 Foam feeds 12 x 12 mm 1 Front cover 1.6 mm brass col. 1 Rear cover 1.6 mm brass col. 1 Top cover 2 mm transparent 1 Bottom cover 3 mm black 2 Aluminium side frames Black anodized 1 IN-2 Tube Board Board preassembled Electrical Parts for Lars Nixie Clock Tube/LED Board 4 LED 1,8mm Amber clear Tube Board 4 LED spacer 8 mm Tube Board 6 Resistor-Array SIL6-3 560R RN1…RN6 on LED board 6 LED 5mm RGB comm. Anode LED1…LED6 on LED board 3 Female Connector 180° 2-pol. for LED board 3 Male Connector 180° 2-pol. for tube board 4 Resistors 0204 330R R7,R8,R15,R16 Mechanical Parts for Lars Nixie Clock 8 Alan flat hat screw self tapping 3 x 14 / 3 x 10 2 Aluminium enclosure frames Black anodized AKG D 105 30 80 SA 2 Rubber enclosure surrounds blue 1 Front cover 1.6 mm copper col. 1 Rear cover 1.6 mm copper col. 1 IN-17 Tube/LED Board Duo-Board with V-cut

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Part List Rev.11-2013 USB powered Nixie Clocks

Electrical Parts for Lena Nixie Clock Tube Board 44 Harwin tube socket pins H1…H6 Mechanical Parts for Lena Nixie Clock 8 Alan flat hat screw self tapping 3 x 14 / 3 x 10 2 LED 3mm Amber diffused LED7,LED8 2 LED 5mm RGB comm. Anode LED5,LED6 4+1 Transparent plastic feeds 7 mm diameter 1 Front cover 1.6 mm copper col. 1 Rear cover 1.6 mm copper col. 1 Top cover 2 mm transparent 1 Aluminium U frame Black anodized GB 83 83 SA 1 White Lena Tube Board Board preassembled Electrical and Mechanical Parts for Leon Nixie Clock Tube Board Ca. 70 Tube socket pins H1…H6 8 Alan flat hat screw self tapping M3 x 14 4 Alan flat hat screw self tapping M3 x 20 4 Roads Red plastic 6 RGB-LEDs 5mm diffus LED1…LED6 2 Neons H7,H8 2 Resistors 510k R1,R2 6 Resistor Arrays 1k RN1…RN6 2 Aluminium side profiles 1 Rubber grommet 1 5/8” to 3/8” adapter 1 Nut for adapter 4 “Ears” Red plastic 4 Aluminium reinforcement frames 1 Leon Tube Board 1 Front cover 1,6 mm silvery 1 Rear cover 1,6 mm silvery engraved 1 Top cover 1,6 mm silvery 1 Bottom cover 1,6 mm silvery with drill hole for adapter 2 Reinforcement frames 3 mm acrylic transparent with drill hole

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N4N4

R40470RR40470R

D4

SS16L

D4

SS16L

LED11LED11

H5H5

A

0987654321

R5R5

R13R13

NA6NA6

IC1

PIC16F1938_IN-2

IC1

PIC16F1938_IN-2

MCLR1

HV SENSE2

A1 28

LED B 27LED G 26LED R 25

A3 7

VS

S8

LED AM 9

LED PM 10

XTAL1/TCXO11

XTAL212

HV PWM13LED DST 14

LED ALARM 15

LED DCF/GPS 16

SOUNDER17

DCF/GPS18

VS

S1

9V

DD

20

SET21

ADJ22

ALARM23

DST24

DTA 3

CLK 4

STR 5

A2 6

BB CC

R2612kR2612k

LED8LED8

NPMNPM

N13N13

C2333pC2333p

TP2TP2

T71DT71D

M16M16

M13M13

R25

12k

R25

12k

X3X3

NA1NA1

N20N20

R10R10

R19R19

L2L2

M3M3

H1H1

A

0987654321

LED1LED1RGB

A

R3112kR3112k MLRMLR

C170.1/1F

C170.1/1F

R6R6

C12

1u

C12

1u

R14R14

LED5LED5RGB

A

D8

SS16L

D8

SS16L

MPMMPM

R63470RR63470R

R11R11

H3H3

A

0987654321

M14M14

M4M4

LED12LED12

R36

12k

R36

12k

R3912kR3912k

N8N8

C151uC151u

LED2LED2RGB

A

SND1SounderSND1Sounder

LED4LED4RGB

A

R8R8

T41DT41D

LED7LED7

M12M12

R2R2

C111uC111u

R28680kR28680k

N12N12

R17R17

H6H6

A

0987654321

N3N3

D6

SS16L

D6

SS16L

R47

470R

R47

470R

NLBNLB

C1310uC1310u

C2710uC2710u

LED3LED3RGB

A

D7SS16LD7SS16L

M19M19

BU2BU212345

M5M5

C20

1u

C20

1u

N16N16

R4R4

R12R12

C310uC310u

R9R9

T14RFD3055LT14RFD3055L

L1L1

C42200uC42200u

C8

10u

C8

10u

R3R3

C2510uC2510u

R41470RR41470R

R572k7R572k7

NA4NA4

NAMNAM

C6

10u

C6

10u

R43

12k

R43

12k

C733pC733p

R51

680k

R51

680k

N7N7

MVCMVC

R21R21

OP

TIO

NA

L1

AS

K-R

XB

2O

PT

ION

AL

1A

SK

-RX

B2

GNDSHTDAT5V

5VGNDGNDANT

R62

12k

R62

12k

M6M6

D5

SS16L

D5

SS16L

- +

TR122k

- +

TR122k

L3L3

M17M17

N11N11

LED10LED10

S2S2

N2N2

NA3NA3

MA2MA2

T31DT31D

M9M9

N18N18

N5N5

R50

12k

R50

12k

MAMMAM

IC2HV5812IC2HV5812

VHV1

DOUT2

HV20 3

HV19 4

HV18 5

HV17 6

HV16 7

HV15 8

HV14 9

HV13 10

HV12 11

BLANK13

GND14

CLK15

STROBE16 HV11 12

HV10 17

HV9 18

HV8 19

HV7 20

HV6 21

HV5 22

HV4 23

HV3 24

HV2 25

HV1 26

VDD28

DATA27

MA6MA6

R1R1

X2X2

L6L6

T112DT112D

TP3TP3

R22R22

N15N15

T81DT81D

C1

33p

C1

33p

R61

12k

R61

12k

L5L5

L847uHL847uH

H4H4

A

0987654321

R15R15

MLGMLG

LED9LED9

R582k7R582k7

R44

12k

R44

12k

LED6LED6RGB

A

D2

SS16L

D2

SS16L

M8M8

L7L7

R60470RR60470R

NLRNLR

D1

SS16L

D1

SS16L

R542k7R542k7

D3

SS16L

D3

SS16L

C24

1u

C24

1u

T11DT11DT2

1DT21D

R16R16

N6N6

R48

12k

R48

12k

LED13LED13

M15M15

X1X1

X4X4

C141uC141u

MLBMLB

Z1Z1

M7M7

C2233pC2233p

N10N10

R33

2k7

R33

2k7

R552k7R552k7

N1N1

R53

680k

R53

680k

L4L4

R3812kR3812k

C162u2C162u2

Q132kQ132k

R20R20

R23

12k

R23

12k

T101DT101D

H2H2

A

0987654321

C2133pC2133p

C19

10u

C19

10u

R562k7R562k7

R42470RR42470R

NA5NA5

NA2NA2

C51uC51u

T132DT132D

NLGNLGT61DT61D

N14N14

TP1TP1

T91DT91D

R35

12k

R35

12k

M10M10

R592k7R592k7

R30680kR30680k

M1M1

NVCNVC

R45

470R

R45

470R

R52

680k

R52

680k

R46

470R

R46

470R

S1S1

R27470RR27470R

C91uC91u

T51DT51D

R24

12k

R24

12k

MA1MA1

C2610uC2610u AA

R7R7

R37n.c.R37n.c.

MA5MA5

R49

12k

R49

12k

M18M18

T122DT122D

M20M20

BU1

DCF/GPS

BU1

DCF/GPS

N9N9

C18

1u

C18

1u

R29680kR29680k

N19N19

MA3MA3

C101uC101u

R18R18

M2M2

T151DT151D

M11M11

MA4MA4

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5

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

D D

C C

B B

A A

K4

KK8

K1

MG

KK9

MR

KK7

K5

A4

K10

MC

A3

KK10

MB

K6

MG

AM

K9

AM

KK6

MB

K8

KK5

MRVC

K7

KK8KK7KK6KK5

K10

KK4KK3KK2KK1

KK10KK9

KK4

K8

PM

K6

KK3

K5

MR

KK2

K4

KK5MG

KK1

LR

K3

K10K9K8K7K6K5K4K3K2K1

K2

LG

K7

MB

VC

K1

K10K9K8K7K6K5K4K3K2K1

K9

LB

MG

PM

MB

MR

A5

A1

KK1

PM

MC

KK2

MB

A2

KK3

A3

KK8KK7KK6KK5KK4KK3KK2KK1

KK10KK9

KK4

A4

MR

A5

MC

A6

MG

KK6

KK10

A2

AM

KK7

MB

K2

VC

K3

A1

KK9

MR

A6

KK8

MG

LR

MR

LG

MG

LB

MB

VC

MC

MC

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RN1...6 = 3 x 560R/680R ArrayR7,R8,R15,R16 = 330R

RN5BRN5B

R16R16

LED10LED10

RN4BRN4B

H4H4

A

0987654321

R8R8

RN1CRN1C

N14N14

H1H1

A

0987654321

R15R15

N12N12

X3X3

R7R7

X2X2

N2N2

RN2BRN2B

RN5ARN5A

RN6BRN6B

NA4NA4

RN4CRN4C

H6H6

A

0987654321

LED7LED7

X5X5

RN2CRN2C

LED8LED8

RN4ARN4A

N7N7

RN5CRN5C

X4X4

N4N4

N10N10

RN3BRN3B

X1X1

RN6ARN6A

N20N20

N1N1

X6X6

N15N15

N17N17

LED3LED3RGB

A

N8N8

LED5LED5RGB

A

RN6CRN6C

RN3CRN3C

NAMNAM

NLBNLB

NPMNPM

NA5NA5

NLRNLR

LED9LED9

RN2ARN2A

LED6LED6RGB

A

LED2LED2RGB

A

H5H5

A

0987654321

NA1NA1

RN3ARN3A

H3H3

A

0987654321

NLGNLG

N5N5

NA2NA2

X7X7

N6N6

N16N16

N19N19

N11N11

RN1ARN1A

LED4LED4RGB

A

NVCNVC

H2H2

A

0987654321

N3N3

LED1LED1RGB

A

N9N9

X8X8

N18N18

NA3NA3

NA6NA6

N13N13

RN1BRN1B

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5

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

D D

C C

B B

A A

KS8KS7KS6KS5KS4KS3KS2KS1

KS0KS9

KS0KS9KS8KS7

K0K9AM

KS6

K8

KS5

VC K7

KS8KS7KS6KS5KS4KS3KS2KS1

KS0KS9

KS4

PMK6

KS3

K5

KS2

K4

KS1

LR K3

K0K9K8K7K6K5K4K3K2K1

K2LG K1

K0K9K8K7K6K5K4K3K2K1

LB

A1

A2

A3

A4

A6

K0

K1

K2

K3

K4

K5

K6

KS7

KS8

KS9

KS0

KS1

KS2

KS3

KS4

KS5

KS6

K7

K8

K9

AM

PM

LB

LG

LB

LG

LB

LG

LB

LG

LB

LR

LG

LB

LR

LG

A5

VC

A5

A6

A1

A2

A3

A4

LR

LR

LR

LR

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N11N11

R43470RR43470R

R7470RR7470R

R44470RR44470R

NLRNLR

NLBNLB

N18N18

H5IN-17H5IN-17

A

0987654321

N5N5

R73470RR73470R LED3

RGBLED3RGB

RGB

A

R651kR651k

N13N13

LED4RGBLED4RGB

RGB

A

N17N17

R461kR461k

N7N7

LED6RGBLED6RGB

RGB

A

R42470RR42470R

N19N19

N3N3

LED7AMLED7AM

H6IN-17H6IN-17

A

0987654321

R41470RR41470R

LED2RGBLED2RGB

RGB

A

R61470RR61470R

R551kR551k

R8470RR8470R

NLGNLG

N6N6

NPMNPM

NA5NA5

N15N15

R161kR161k

R74470RR74470R

NA1NA1

R51470RR51470RNAMNAM

LED8PMLED8PM

H2IN-12H2IN-12

A1

0 29 38 47 56 65 74 83 92 101 11

DP 12

N8N8

NA3NA3

H4IN-12H4IN-12

A1

0 29 38 47 56 65 74 83 92 101 11

DP 12

R151kR151k

R71470RR71470R

NVCNVC

N16N16

R63470RR63470R

H1IN-12H1IN-12

A1

0 29 38 47 56 65 74 83 92 101 11

DP 12

R64470RR64470R

LED1RGBLED1RGB

RGB

A

H3IN-12H3IN-12

A1

0 29 38 47 56 65 74 83 92 101 11

DP 12

R451kR451k

N10N10

LED5RGBLED5RGB

RGB

A

N4N4

N1N1

R661kR661k

N9N9

R54470RR54470R

N20N20

R62470RR62470R

R53470RR53470R

N12N12

NA6NA6

R561kR561k

R181kR181k

NA2NA2

R52470RR52470R

NA4NA4R171kR171k

N2N2

R72470RR72470R

N14N14

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Assembly Manual Miniature USB powered Nixie Clocks • Mainboard Rev.11-2013


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