Vintage soviet nixie modules
A project within a project - In this video I show the process of converting a few vintage Soviet Nixie…
Super rare fiber-optic displays
The first of many videos coming from the massive donation of amazing hardware from viewer Matt Wietlispach - this one…
Look ma – no keys! 1972 royal calculator
Time once again for Viewer Mail! This little gem comes right from an episode of Star Trek - a handheld…
A rare heathkit – the gc-1093 panaplex car clockheathkit
Amazing how things shrinkafied year to year back in the 1970's! Compare this one to the other Panaplex clock I…
Pick up the arduino!
Addressing some comments made about my previous video during my live stream... Building this Burroughs B-7971 Alphanumeric Nixie Tube driver…
Lumitime – a digital clock with no electronics!!!
Another very interesting neon display digital clock, but this time with a twist! Enjoy! Join Team FranLab!!!! Become a patron…
Total Fail!!! The Green Neon Is A LIE!!!
My 10 day endurance test shows just how useless these modern green "neon" phosphorescent display lamps are. Anyone know of…
Compet Neon Plasma Display Calc With A Special Surprise Inside!
Oh, the unavoidable joys of asbestos.. the gift of the 20th century that just keeps on giving! It cut this…
The Most Beautiful Digital Display I’ve Ever Seen!!!
I give you the amazing Sharp Compet 18 calculator from 1969(ish) and it happens to have a set of 12…
First But Lost To History – The E1T Cathode Ray Counting Tube!!
Thanks Jerome for all the hard work and being generous with this contribution to the FranLab display museum! More on…