What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

Instructions and discussion for constructors of our nixie button kit
Salt Maple
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What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

Post by Salt Maple »

You had my interest at plasma, button, and doooom!
Tony
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Re: What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

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An IN-1 used as a sort of mini plasma globe with a microcontroller to detect a change in current when the glass is touched.

It activates a non-latching relay that can be used to toggle something on/off such as a desktop PC or missile launch system.

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I was working on a way of safely driving the IN-24 nixies I'm using in the headphone amplifier kit and this just sort of happened...
Salt Maple
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Re: What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

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I might have to put one in my Datsun as a starter button. Would being in a vehicle (vibrations, movement, etc) affect its longevity?

Would it be possible to make it do a 3 2 1 countdown while being touched before it activates the switch?
Tony
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Re: What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

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Vibration woudn't be a problem as it doesn't matter if there are any internal electrode shorts. A countdown would need a redesign sadly as it would need extra pic pins and drivers for the digits though a delay could be added easily in the software.
Higginz
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Re: What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

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Hey Tony, do you plan to retail the Plasma Button of Doom through ThinkGeek for purchase?
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Re: What is the Plasma button of Doooom?

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Not through Thinkgeek but they are for sale on our shop.
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