[HN Gopher] Researching LED Displays for the Time Circuits
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       Researching LED Displays for the Time Circuits
        
       Author : edent
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2025-06-27 20:02 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.partsnotincluded.com)
        
       | neilv wrote:
       | Tip I didn't see mentioned in the article (but a prop maker would
       | be aware of):
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       | If you're having trouble with color-matching with now more rare
       | n-segment LED parts, you might be able to use lighting gels (from
       | theatre, cinema, and photography).
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_gel
        
       | hinkley wrote:
       | I don't like how short the middle segments are on those example
       | displays. There's no reason they can't have squarer top and
       | bottom edges. The diagonals don't have double-beveled ends.
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       | This one runs down some other designs for a 14 segment display
       | and also has 16 segment displays (where all of the cross-bars are
       | split in 2 instead of just the middle)
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       | https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/discovery/ideas-and-adv...
        
       | alwa wrote:
       | (2017)
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       | Also worth a nod toward @mitxela's gorgeous and absurd Precision
       | Clock series, the latest of which pretty much nails the 7-segment
       | elements TFA references...
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       | https://mitxela.com/projects/precision_clock_mk_iv
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       | Discussed here 1 month ago, 532 points, 130 comments
       | (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44144750)
        
       | evan_ wrote:
       | I would consider just 3D printing the 14-segment baffles and then
       | use SMD LEDs behind them rather than try to source the exact
       | precise size and color of display.
        
         | qingcharles wrote:
         | When we designed the replacements for the real DeLorean 3D
         | printing wasn't that great, and we needed a lot of sets. Doing
         | it again for a small run? Definitely the best way in 2025.
        
       | qingcharles wrote:
       | Is the article author here? Mark Dehlinger is a CAD designer. We
       | had the displays made to order. I was part of the restoration
       | team. There was years of research in going through dozens and
       | dozens of LED manufacturers in China to see if we could find
       | anything off-the-shelf first.
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       | If you're having trouble getting hold of Mark, I would go through
       | Joe Walser. This is the main contact page for the team:
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       | https://www.facebook.com/TimeMachineRestoration/
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       | edit: oh, the article is 8 years old :)
        
       | low002x wrote:
       | Nam gyu
        
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