[today’s run: none]
Today we got the bed put back on the Ranger and got everything all attached.
I’ve decided that I would like to get some better bolts and washers than what I am using. But there is nothing unsafe about what we have there now. So we put the topper/cap back on and away home it went with my son.
Whew! I’m glad that is done. He reports that it drives differently now. I’m hoping it will be “better”.
I started fooling around with a couple of new electronics projects this weekend.
I got a pile of Trimble Placer GPS units which are used to track fleet vehicles. I’ve ordered a little GPS antenna module so that I can try these out and make sure they work. Most will show up on my table at the Jackson, MS hamfest in January.
Also I finally got past “go” on my nixie clock project. I don’t have everything worked out but I actually found that the display module in an old frequency counter is going to make a good starting point. And I can ship the rest of the counter off to a guy in Ohio who wants it. That cleans up a bit in my junk pile, double win!
Anyway, I pulled down a power supply and I was able to turn on the nixie tubes (they work) and learn a little bit about how to make them go. And I learned that the total current draw for 6 is going to be about 20 mA, not very much. I actually have 8 digits on this display module. Usually HH:MM:SS is 6 I don’t know what I will do with the other two.
And! I received an early birthday present, a drinking water filter. My son says that will help save the planet if I can quit buying bottled water. That’s a good point.