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Great Clock, too bright |
July 11, 2010 |
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jb
from Fort Worth, TX United States
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This is a great project that does not require soldering or glueing. The twisting does get annoying, especially when you have about 8 wires coming in to a single junction.
For fun, we decided to glue instead of scotch tape the wires. We also soldered resistors between the leads and the junctions to try to lower the brightness somewhat. We tried the single and even multiple sheets of paper, to no avail.
I was hoping to find a way to use a single resistor, but my limited electronics knowledge led me to one resistor per lead.
Has anyone else tried to dim the clock? Any suggestions?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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Clock Works! |
November 16, 2009 |
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Dr. Herschel Knapp
from Los Angeles, CA United States
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The materials and assembly instructions are first rate. After verifying that the clock was working properly (on my first attempt), I soldered the connections. Also, the LEDs are very bright, even on the low setting, so I taped a regular piece of blank paper to the front of the clock to diffuse the light. This kit is a great project.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: |
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This clock has run perfectly for over a year! |
November 17, 2008 |
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Daniel Benes
from Georgetown, TX United States
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I liked the "prototyped" look of this clock's non-soldered circuit, so I used two needle-nosed pliers, some tinned wire, and some wire-wrapping skill to bind the wire bundles tightly together. I used a hot-glue gun to adhere the clock's workings to the back of the board. Clean & efficient! The result: A perfectly working clock that has never flickered. Mine sits prominently in my recording studio, and it always attracts attention!
The clock's circuit uses the power line's 60Hz cycle as it's clocking source, so it won't work with batteries. My studio's UPS tracks the 60Hz precisely (as a lot is riding on the power that reaches all of the production equipment), & though the 60Hz can vary by +/- 1 Hz, it is quickly corrected by the power plant's precise monitor/control system.
Incidentally, because of the circuits 60Hz clocking source, it's extremely accurate, giving me the time of day, in cool blue, for over a year!
I love mine, & it's a great Christmas gift!
Blessings,
Daniel Benes
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OK, but quirky. A final soldering woudl be better |
May 4, 2008 |
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michael pechner
from palo alto, CA United States
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Bought this at the makers faire today. Figure it would be a cool cubicle toy. I think a diagram with all the connections wold have been better.
Also, I did use Needle nose to twist connections, but they are finicky. I'll probably add solder to the connection bundles.
Also, an option to use batteries would have been convienent,
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