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   Paul Keinanen to All   
   Re: Wanted - a HUGE digital clock   
   16 Oct 10 09:17:42   
   
   XPost: comp.sci.electronics, rec.electronics, sci.electronics   
   XPost: sci.electronics.misc   
   From: keinanen@sci.fi   
      
   On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:37:43 -0000, "Peter Hucker"    
   wrote:   
      
   >I've had zero success in finding a MASSIVE digital clock.   
   >I'm after something with digits about 8 inches tall, preferably LED not LCD.   
   >Perhaps there is a clock circuit I can buy or build and huge digits I can buy?   
   >Or maybe make the digits myself out of loads of LEDs?  Any ideas?   
      
   When I saw the subject of this message, I assumed something larger   
   than 7 segment displays made up of 150 cm fluorescent tubes :-).   
      
   As others have suggested, a LED strip would be the simplest solution   
   for your miniature clock.   
      
   An other alternative would be a projection clock, with only 20 cm   
   digits, the illumination level is quite sufficient.  If you use back   
   projection, please remember to switch the horizontal writing   
   direction.   
      
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