Lit LED Clock?????

[Beemer]

I've been trying to find a red LED clock, 12v to hook into my machines PSU. So far I've tried automotive stores and searched online. Seems the trend to go to batteries for everything has eliminated the automotive 12v LED clock.

I want to place it in my empty floppy bay.


It doesn't have to fit the hole exactly. Just smaller. Anyone know where I could get such an animal?

Thanks and Cheers!

[SickPup404]

Radio Shack used to sell them... I looked on their site - no luck...

One other thing to keep in mind, if you can find an AC powered unit with a display that will fit (and it's cheap enough that you don't mind losing the warranty), check the part number of the bridge rectifier, and voltage regulators in it.

I have a VU meter that was AC powered, but the bridge rectifier and voltage regulators dropped the voltage from AC 120 to DC 13. I just popped a couple wires in PAST the bridge/regulators, cut the AC cord out, and use it in my old car. You might be able to do the same thing with a clock and just drop the shell and mount the display in the 3½ face plate.

GL!

[eweruk]

That is a great idea! Too bad I have no suggestions for you, but did I say great idea?

[ClubMed]

Sorry but what's a red LED clock ?

[Beemer]

LED = Light Eluminated Display

Like an alarm clock with red numbers. The numbers are actually light bars.

Cheers!

[ClubMed]

Ah I think I get what you mean

[Graham]

Beemer,
Some old cookers and other appliances had 7 segment LED displays, check your local dump.

You could use a cheap alarm clock/desk clock with an LCD display, they usually have a backlight that you could wire permenantly on, or replace them with nice blue LEDs, cutting the voltage down is no problem at all.

Something like this is available from electronics suppliers,

http://www.rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/brow...prodoid=266662

or

http://www.rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/brow...prodoid=269735

Sorry for the enormous links.

G

[MrLuigi]

Timex has one with a cool blue face..been eyeing one over at the local Savon....should be easy to mod the voltage.

[Beemer]

Well guys. Who wants to help me out with creating the clock on my computer? I have an alarm clock opened up with just the right size of workings. This electronics stuff is all greek to me so I will need to get some help. I have a digital camera at my beckon call and I can produce high quality images of what I have. If someone is good at this stuff, I would like to carry on with this here on this thread if possible as someone else might want to attemp this as well. Could it be a project thread?

Cheers!

[Beemer]

I edited the pic above to show what I'm trying to do.

Here is what I have to play with:


Now I need to know how to convert to 12v.

Cheers!