muh1h1 he says i just chucked this together "quick and dirty" ... out pops a collectable work of art.... dude got mad skills in the words of todays youth
One trick that was used in the old incandescent 7-segment displays was that they overlapped the ends of the segments because the filaments didn't give off much light for their first millimeter or two. You might want to try something like that with these to reduce the apparent gap between the segments.
Very nice! I'm hoping they do these filaments in other colours at some point. The ULN2803 went through my mind when I was playing with these. Octal Darlington driver rated to 50V.
+Dick Fageroni Yeah but the TI chip (which I just _happen_ to have a tube of right here) is serially loadable and can be daisychained - much less wiring
"I put this together really quickly" I think I'd be happy to put something like that together in the space of a work-week, including the clock software!
Looks really cool, I felt a bit bad for the one you broke but I got over it when you showed that click you made which is very impressive! Looks like the diffuser and filter will make it complete.
I Once made a segment score board display with nothing more than frosted glass, a black vinyl graphical template made up at the local printers and glued plywood light seperators, using red & yellow single per segment leds. Worked great. The viewing angle wasn't fantasic though, but for oncoming traffic super readable! This is a variation of something i did 20 years ago, but has so much more scope. Chase a dream my friend! If you don't, i will ;)
Very informative, and I remember those radio-valve like numerical displays in our local garage. Must be getting old LOL. I've a couple of these bulbs that have gone phut after a string of LEDs died, but the other bulbs I have seem reliable. What I really like are the old Edison type bulbs that look as if they're from the late 1800s. They even sell those bulbs in ASDA's , but have recently really jacked the price up.
Awesome! I wasn't aware of those LED strips - got me wondering what else they could be used for - maybe replacement backlight in some old LCD screens (Atari Lynx, Game Gear etc).
these look like a lot of fun to play around with. i think I'd have to have like 70 of them haha. new subscriber, i like how you cover many things about the design of the component and it's possible uses :)
If only they could make them much, much smaller, construct them into 7-segment digits, make an array of them and then use small molded plastic lenses over the front to create a strip display. You could then use them in 1970's four-function calculators with ultra-crap keyboards and powered by PP9 batteries. What? It's been done? Damn, I have to get out more ;-)
Great video. Ignore the people complaining that you're hard to understand. I'm not a native English speaker and had no trouble understanding every word you said.
LED nixie tube? hell to the yes although I'd recommend dimming them quite a bit and using Amber tinted plastic for the cover to heighten the effect. maybe even spray on some black stuff for a simulated soot effect
These are so cool! Was lookign at a bunch of them in NYC's lighting district yesterday (and both soft white and cool white), and saw that they actually consist of a row of dies. HAd no idea they were actually bendable like that! I'm wondering if they will ever be able to make them RGB. I guess it would be difficult to squeeze red, green and blue dies onto those boards, or they would have to become thicker.
Great idea for using the new to emulate the old. Too bad some Andy Warholish Artist doesn't run with this. Come to think of it your ending 3D object reminded me a bit of the chinese opening at the Olympic games where they wore LED suits and from quite a distance they spelled out things in the dark (topview) as they have at stadium games for years. Only it was massive scale. I remember the wire-wrapping sockets -- Never used them, went straight from soldering to silver-nickel breadboards that were fairly new at the time. (and expensive! I can't believe how reasonable they are now)
Seems like you'd have to know your stuff when working with these as they seem more technical than the more common LED's. Thank you however for tinkering around with these and sharing your experience. I wonder if someone could retrofit some of those giant old tubes you'd find in really old radios with these things to make something like that tube thing you showed that pre-dated LED number displays
Interesting video, thanks. I have been wondering how these bulbs handle heat dissipation for a while now, this video answered that question nicely. I use these bulbs in all my outdoor lighting, and they are very bright indeed, but most importantly, the missus think they're pretty compared to other LED bulbs on the market, which i think all the married gents can attest to, is a major factor. Also, I do wonder about their efficiency and luminous output. It should be high, considering their high forward voltage, and the relatively low power consumption.. these suckers are very bright, at least the bulbs i got actually hurt to look at, which really surprised me - i expected naught but a novelty bulb.
50% smoke tinted glass for the viewing pane. The electronics on another sheet of glass with the traces and components directly on on that glass fully visible. Both panes separated by glass rods. Wall wart would power the thing.
Very nice! If the background was the same color as the (unlighted) strips and the front cover was a smoke or gray color translucent plastic the unlighted strips would tend to disappear.
Recess the led filaments into reflectors. This way you dont have the on filaments illuminating the off filaments. Could be done with 3D printed backing with aluminum tape embossed into the recesses.
GR8T sutff Mr Mike! I've always been a BIG fan of "segmented lighting".. like Nixie. I was knocked over with how good your clock display was.. B-RIGHT! (a must have detail IMHO). And the ability to "manipulate" the lengths of "micro LED's" could get interesting. p.s That's a pretty nice "quickie pcb" :o) I'll assume then that your nicer boards are currently in the ISS and or communication satellites? Thanks for the video! Ca. USA.
i love how you always say "i put this together really quickly", and then show something super awesome i would be super proud of if i could build it :D
muh1h1 I know right! I feel the same
muh1h1 he says i just chucked this together "quick and dirty" ... out pops a collectable work of art.... dude got mad skills in the words of todays youth
Most of those circuits are memorized.
You just do the math so you don't burn it.
Then draw the PCB in copper, place it on the acid and tada!
One day I wanna buy you a beer, not many people make awesome and provide full blueprints and extremely detailed explanation.
One trick that was used in the old incandescent 7-segment displays was that they overlapped the ends of the segments because the filaments didn't give off much light for their first millimeter or two. You might want to try something like that with these to reduce the apparent gap between the segments.
Very nice! I'm hoping they do these filaments in other colours at some point.
The ULN2803 went through my mind when I was playing with these. Octal Darlington driver rated to 50V.
That's what I thought of as well. They work great for driving nixie tubes too.
+Dick Fageroni Yeah but the TI chip (which I just _happen_ to have a tube of right here) is serially loadable and can be daisychained - much less wiring
bigclivedotcom You can buy bulbs with coloured filaments.
You can get loose coloured filaments (red, blue and green) on eBay now, including ones at 12 V and 3 V.
@@rupert274 Really? What search terms?
"They turn into dark-emitting diodes" XD
Great video and project as always!
komrad36 You haven't heard of the Smoke-Emitting Diodes? xD.
Gordon Freeman ive had some sound emitting diodes! And on one occasion when i shorted a battery with a diode, i got a heat emitting diode!!!!
komrad36 I can remember playing with LEDs in high school, I put one across a car battery and made a pop emitting diode. Damn near crapped myself.
If you drive enough current trough them they might turn into black body radiators and end up looking like real tungsten filament again!
"I put this together really quickly"
I think I'd be happy to put something like that together in the space of a work-week, including the clock software!
A friend of mine used to say "you do good work" and you do too!!! Thanks for the project.
Most of your video's have a soothing effect on me. It's magic.
Cool stuff. I've always loved those filament display lamps.
That clock is awesome!
To stojí za zhlédnout užasné..
Sir Maxxarcade!
what a talented man. hope you're creating stuff in the retail world.
Looks really cool, I felt a bit bad for the one you broke but I got over it when you showed that click you made which is very impressive! Looks like the diffuser and filter will make it complete.
just saw them on ebay and was so excited to see mikeselectricalstuff had a video! great work mate
Brilliant stuff, thanks for sharing these new LED filament devices. Will get some myself too. Keep up the great video's.
I Once made a segment score board display with nothing more than frosted glass, a black vinyl graphical template made up at the local printers and glued plywood light seperators, using red & yellow single per segment leds. Worked great. The viewing angle wasn't fantasic though, but for oncoming traffic super readable! This is a variation of something i did 20 years ago, but has so much more scope. Chase a dream my friend! If you don't, i will ;)
I like those LED filaments. I'm going to buy some. Nice video!
I always love your stuff.I am very glad to have come across you.
Very informative, and I remember those radio-valve like numerical displays in our local garage. Must be getting old LOL. I've a couple of these bulbs that have gone phut after a string of LEDs died, but the other bulbs I have seem reliable. What I really like are the old Edison type bulbs that look as if they're from the late 1800s. They even sell those bulbs in ASDA's , but have recently really jacked the price up.
This is really cool. I'm glad I stumbled upon this channel.
Awesome, Mike!! Thanks a heap, I am really looking for something like this for my project. Really helpful! Love it!
Looks great with the diffuser. Class project.
Neat demonstration of these LED filaments!
It looked so cool with that "defusing material"! You should keep it that way.
awesome clock build mate.
Awesome! Those look fun to play with!
I was thinking of the same thing. I have nixie tubes and when I first saw those filaments the same idea poped into my head. :)
I bought a few of these, they actually light quite well!
I love the look of the diffuser
What an awesome project :) Once again.
Cool project Mike, thanks!
"Quick and dirty" he says with a full milled pcb,
and here I am murdering my breadboard with coat hangers
Brilliant idea. never heard of this led fillament. Thanks.
Thanks for posting, I've got some costume ideas rolling around my head now.
Wire wrapping is still commonly used in In Circuit Test (ICT) fixtures. Just FYI if anyone was wondering.
I love the idea of the clock, have to give it a try.
Fantastic idea. Well done!
Very interesting. I'd never seen before. Thank you for the post.
Really interesting tech, Mike. I didn't even know this stuff existed.
Awesome! I wasn't aware of those LED strips - got me wondering what else they could be used for - maybe replacement backlight in some old LCD screens (Atari Lynx, Game Gear etc).
You never disappoint me, as always fascinating content!
Nice work, the clock looks pretty cool :D
these look like a lot of fun to play around with. i think I'd have to have like 70 of them haha. new subscriber, i like how you cover many things about the design of the component and it's possible uses :)
That's a great introduction to something I've never seen before. Potentially very useful for Arduino projects. Thanks for the video.
Micky (Slotski) Actually 'introduction' doesn't do this presentation justice. Very detailed.
Thanks for sharing Mike!
Looks very cool
If only they could make them much, much smaller, construct them into 7-segment digits, make an array of them and then use small molded plastic lenses over the front to create a strip display. You could then use them in 1970's four-function calculators with ultra-crap keyboards and powered by PP9 batteries. What? It's been done? Damn, I have to get out more ;-)
It must be one hell of a calculator if it needs a PP9.
Very nice electricstuff
Just been enjoying your website, amazed I have not noticed it before as enjoyed the youtube page plenty of times.
this is beautiful! I thought the clock looked nice with the tinted!
nice idea. as always love your videos
A welders glass is also very useful to study lit LED lamps!
Props to "Big Clive" got a new subscriber
Light shields or even reflective backing on the sides of the LED filaments may help with the light bleed too.
you are very innovative in electronics, thanks for the video !!!
Super cool. 10/10 would buy
Cube is cool! Good ideas, thanks for video.
That clock is Fucking Amazing dude. Keep up the good work and thanks for the vid
Great video. Ignore the people complaining that you're hard to understand. I'm not a native English speaker and had no trouble understanding every word you said.
Ha, those little things are pretty cool.
Pretty cool - I didn't know they existed!
Здорово получилось, интересный фильм!
You're a bit like if bigclive didn't spend half his time drinking dark and stormy's but downed about 3 cups of coffee before a video...and I love it.
pretty nice clock
Wow... Great break down dude..
Thank u very much for ur great videos mike! i always learn alot TQ again! :)
Great video !
Open drain driver? You blew most of the viewers with that one comment!
Careful with that ~200v cube :) Really interesting as usual, off to eBay now...
Tony Wilk what's the problem.... I did put a 10K resistor on the output of my 0-600V bench supply!
mikeselectricstuff More power Igor!
Yeh, I had quite a few broken or 'iffy'. Just shoved in a bag isn't good enough for things this delicate.
LED nixie tube? hell to the yes
although I'd recommend dimming them quite a bit and using Amber tinted plastic for the cover to heighten the effect. maybe even spray on some black stuff for a simulated soot effect
Thought I will see a fillament for 3D-printing with luminophor like in glowing cables :< It would be awesome.
Exactly the same here! It would indeed be awesome...
ha, you're optimistic.
Nice Display, Humm Led Nixie Tube would Rock, just thinking out loud.
Now I'm going to be trying to come up with so many things to do with these. This could be quite useful.
That's really cool, I think the diffuser is necessary.
very interesting effect on the cooling of the junction
I guess a 24h display would make it more readable, having the second marker in the actual middle, might make it easier for the eye to orientate.
Those are incredible. Hopefully some are headed my way at an affordable price.
These are so cool! Was lookign at a bunch of them in NYC's lighting district yesterday (and both soft white and cool white), and saw that they actually consist of a row of dies. HAd no idea they were actually bendable like that!
I'm wondering if they will ever be able to make them RGB. I guess it would be difficult to squeeze red, green and blue dies onto those boards, or they would have to become thicker.
Very good light bulb！
I love the clock
Very very good. I enjoyed lostening to you
Minitrons are still being made, as some avionics use them in their displays.
Well done!
Surprisingly good
MasterMindmars
Great idea for using the new to emulate the old. Too bad some Andy Warholish Artist doesn't run with this. Come to think of it your ending 3D object reminded me a bit of the chinese opening at the Olympic games where they wore LED suits and from quite a distance they spelled out things in the dark (topview) as they have at stadium games for years. Only it was massive scale. I remember the wire-wrapping sockets -- Never used them, went straight from soldering to silver-nickel breadboards that were fairly new at the time. (and expensive! I can't believe how reasonable they are now)
Very good! Thanks
Seems like you'd have to know your stuff when working with these as they seem more technical than the more common LED's. Thank you however for tinkering around with these and sharing your experience. I wonder if someone could retrofit some of those giant old tubes you'd find in really old radios with these things to make something like that tube thing you showed that pre-dated LED number displays
Excellent... I'd love a clock like that for my man-cave!!
nice application !
Darn interesting. Thanks for posting.
Oh man, a short strip of that would be perfect to use to replace VU meter light bulbs.
Interesting video, thanks. I have been wondering how these bulbs handle heat dissipation for a while now, this video answered that question nicely.
I use these bulbs in all my outdoor lighting, and they are very bright indeed, but most importantly, the missus think they're pretty compared to other LED bulbs on the market, which i think all the married gents can attest to, is a major factor.
Also, I do wonder about their efficiency and luminous output. It should be high, considering their high forward voltage, and the relatively low power consumption.. these suckers are very bright, at least the bulbs i got actually hurt to look at, which really surprised me - i expected naught but a novelty bulb.
Cool video, thanks.
50% smoke tinted glass for the viewing pane. The electronics on another sheet of glass with the traces and components directly on on that glass fully visible. Both panes separated by glass rods. Wall wart would power the thing.
that is looking realy nice :)
A quick heat shrink or a wrap with EL tape ought to get you sorted with that shorting issue. :)
Very nice! If the background was the same color as the (unlighted) strips and the front cover was a smoke or gray color translucent plastic the unlighted strips would tend to disappear.
that clock i so awesome !
ikr
Recess the led filaments into reflectors. This way you dont have the on filaments illuminating the off filaments. Could be done with 3D printed backing with aluminum tape embossed into the recesses.
Dolls house fluorescent strip light? Cool clock, good alternative for expensive large 7 seg's
Big Thumb Up.
GR8T sutff Mr Mike! I've always been a BIG fan of "segmented lighting".. like Nixie. I was knocked over with how good your clock display was.. B-RIGHT! (a must have detail IMHO). And the ability to "manipulate" the lengths of "micro LED's" could get interesting. p.s That's a pretty nice "quickie pcb" :o) I'll assume then that your nicer boards are currently in the ISS and or communication satellites? Thanks for the video! Ca. USA.