tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976912744805511932011-09-26T03:51:00.725-07:00head1962http://www.blogger.com/profile/11083452177987168127noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97691274480551193.post-10449559176887650772008-12-21T11:00:00.000-08:002008-12-21T11:16:01.805-08:00yes, yes, yes...<div>I know.</div><div>I know.</div><div>And I had not forgotten...</div><div>I promised.</div><div>Yes.</div><div>A long time ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is just that you need the grab the right moment...</div><div>Not every moment is the rigth one.</div><div><br /></div><div>But it came.</div><div>And I built it.</div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6T-dDGItI/AAAAAAAAAjA/5HvTnqje4bA/s320/DSC_0009-7.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282322114110956242" /><br /></div><div>the different materials..</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6T-mIgjVI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/OuMdYzaw-XA/s320/DSC_0011-6.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282322116549578066" /><br /></div><div>the wood, walnut...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6T-guIMDI/AAAAAAAAAjI/3gSnhgdfWdY/s320/DSC_0010-5.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282322115096752178" /><br /></div><div>the meter, an old bakalite Pillips kV meter...</div><div>60 is 12 hours...</div><div>needs a bit of getting used to..</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6T_G_G2FI/AAAAAAAAAjY/DP5QF6V-vGA/s320/DSC_0017-5.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282322125368514642" /><br /></div><div>the electronics...<br /></div><div>a real little computer...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6ThSYtEoI/AAAAAAAAAig/YZfXBeI1-pM/s320/DSC_0003-7.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282321613032592002" /></div><div>outside...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6Th2f7VyI/AAAAAAAAAio/sIvlY0am6k0/s320/DSC_0003-8.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282321622726563618" /></div><div>and inside</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/SU6Thy6hd5I/AAAAAAAAAiw/Nb97TXf5O2k/s320/DSC_0005-6.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282321621764372370" /></div><div>it's got your name on it...</div><div>and no.</div><div>it is not small..</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/97691274480551193-1044955917688765077?l=littlebigtimemachines2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>head1962http://www.blogger.com/profile/11083452177987168127noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97691274480551193.post-46592735165295509742007-09-13T02:28:00.000-07:002008-01-28T10:35:53.607-08:00<div><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukFxXESrmI/AAAAAAAAAEE/xtGy597DgXc/s1600-h/DSCN1210.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109621597792284258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukFxXESrmI/AAAAAAAAAEE/xtGy597DgXc/s320/DSCN1210.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To measure time I could use an old analogue panel voltmeter.<br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukFonESrlI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Fun1c_ih9fc/s1600-h/DSCN1214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109621447468428882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukFonESrlI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Fun1c_ih9fc/s320/DSCN1214.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For centuries (well....) they've been used to indicate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">almost</span> anything.<br />Why not time?<br />Not many very good reasons....<br />So left is the beginning of time, right is the end of time.<br />But then on a slightly tighter scale.<br /><br />Need some electronics to tell the meters when to start and end.<br />A Very Slow Ramp <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Generator</span></span>....<br /><br /><div>Difficult to build.</div><div>Start with something simpler.</div><br /><div>Just seconds. </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukUBHESrnI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Ym1cE5TDTAY/s1600-h/DSCN1206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109637261538012786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukUBHESrnI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Ym1cE5TDTAY/s320/DSCN1206.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukUNHESroI/AAAAAAAAAEU/42NvKpzY4J4/s1600-h/DSCN1205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109637467696443010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukUNHESroI/AAAAAAAAAEU/42NvKpzY4J4/s320/DSCN1205.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A life meter!<br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukC_HESrkI/AAAAAAAAAD0/0JWGWBuINEg/s1600-h/DSCN1202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109618535480602178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RukC_HESrkI/AAAAAAAAAD0/0JWGWBuINEg/s320/DSCN1202.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While you watch it, you're life is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ticking</span></span> away.<br />No escape.<br /><br />Now for the complicated part.<br />Need a PIC.<br />With a program....<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wim</span></span>?<br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RvN7NNU03SI/AAAAAAAAAEg/5h34YR-YFRQ/s1600-h/DSCN1190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112565468841172258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RvN7NNU03SI/AAAAAAAAAEg/5h34YR-YFRQ/s320/DSCN1190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Build the mini <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">circuit</span> board.<br />Runs of a 9V battery.<br />And uses a real quartz.<br />Very precise!<br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RvN-bNU03TI/AAAAAAAAAEo/1k6p4GjxMPY/s1600-h/DSCN1386.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112569007894224178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/RvN-bNU03TI/AAAAAAAAAEo/1k6p4GjxMPY/s320/DSCN1386.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Yes!<br />I can see an hour passing by.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">60 minutes divided</span> into 100<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">uA</span>.<br />Great.<br />Next step!</div></div><div></div><br /><div>Have some real PCB's made.</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54d11jvcyI/AAAAAAAAAFo/ETDy9vobxns/s1600-h/DSCN2457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160595033760428834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54d11jvcyI/AAAAAAAAAFo/ETDy9vobxns/s320/DSCN2457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Looks nice and work better too.</div><div>Had to take the LED off....</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54duVjvcxI/AAAAAAAAAFg/DOKk8jbDbUQ/s1600-h/DSCN2456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160594904911409938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54duVjvcxI/AAAAAAAAAFg/DOKk8jbDbUQ/s320/DSCN2456.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Takes too much juice from the battery.</div><div>The neighbour gave me some old flight instruments.</div><div></div><div>The ideal combination.</div><div>Old wood</div><div>Old steel</div><div>Old meters.</div><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54fXljvczI/AAAAAAAAAFw/bRvCSahhPuw/s1600-h/DSCN1556-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160596713092641586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54fXljvczI/AAAAAAAAAFw/bRvCSahhPuw/s320/DSCN1556-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54fYFjvc0I/AAAAAAAAAF4/syyOJYYS0r8/s1600-h/DSCN1557.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160596721682576194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_eePk-f1Usdk/R54fYFjvc0I/AAAAAAAAAF4/syyOJYYS0r8/s320/DSCN1557.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Changed the programm.</div><div>The half-day-meter shows you exactly 12 hours.<br /></div><div>There's more to measure.</div><div> </div><div>next clock....</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/97691274480551193-4659273516529550974?l=littlebigtimemachines2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>head1962http://www.blogger.com/profile/11083452177987168127noreply@blogger.com2