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You had my interest at plasma, button, and doooom!

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.



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...

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?

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.

Hey Tony, do you plan to retail the Plasma Button of Doom through ThinkGeek for purchase?

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