Nixie Machine NT163
Nixie Machine NT163
The NT163 defies convention, standing as a biomechanical marvel. Anchored by a tripod base, it extends upward with a pedestal housing an integrated power supply. Six Nixie tubes are arranged in a semi-circular array, seamlessly connected to a central, machine-like core by intricate metal hoses. This core houses an advanced electronic control system that orchestrates the tubes with precision and grace.
Balancing aesthetics with engineering, the NT163 embodies the union of form and function—a sculpture where art meets technology in perfect synchronicity.
The Time Machine I is limited to just 6 pieces.
Specifications
Introduced in the 1950s, Nixie tubes became a popular way of presenting numerals using glow discharge. Each glass tube is filled with a low-pressure neon-based gas and includes a wire-mesh anode and layered cathodes shaped like numerals; a separate cathode is needed for every numeral 0 to 9. A distinctive orange glow discharge surrounds each cathode when power is applied.
The six Nixie tubes seem to hover above the substructure, pulling the eye instinctively inwards to the numeric information floating within the confines of each glass bulb. Closer scrutiny reveals the intrinsic principles comprising the quintessential structure of the machine: a duo-support bracket riveted with massive steel bolts, steel and brass discs to the solid base construction and a central cylindrical tower.
Solid stainless steel. All components have been exclusively hand-sanded and polished.
Power consumption: 7W Input
Power: 12V adapter
40kg
Length 1,63 m / 64,2″
Frank Buchwald
Frank Buchwald believes that a common mistake of our time is the belief that machines are solely products and artifacts of human planning, design, and manufacture.
Working on the machine lights was for him a guarantor and a constantly new examination of something hidden that interweaves and shapes the sphere of the machine like a secret principle.
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