tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791349899507304778.post8330805259940945723..comments2017-09-18T06:30:59.825-07:00Comments on Geppetto Electronics: An even better crazy clockNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10500722547077537044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791349899507304778.post-61810497663239838372015-07-16T08:06:38.845-07:002015-07-16T08:06:38.845-07:00Yes, I am.Yes, I am.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500722547077537044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791349899507304778.post-24938353556930455802015-07-15T18:33:58.565-07:002015-07-15T18:33:58.565-07:00> Unfortunately, you can't step a lavet ste...> Unfortunately, you can't step a lavet stepper *backwards*<br /><br />Are you sure??PSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542726898054559686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791349899507304778.post-55381183549658391662014-08-11T09:57:10.752-07:002014-08-11T09:57:10.752-07:00Unfortunately, you can't step a lavet stepper ...Unfortunately, you can't step a lavet stepper *backwards*, and in the cheap movements that I'm intending to modify, you have no way to sense the position of any of the hands.<br /><br />The first design was a little more in the "clown car" style. The clock would tick from 1 to 20 times at 1-5x speed and then pause for the rest of the time. It was sort of hiccup-y, but pretty clearly obvious while watching it that it was doing something clever. This aims to be a lot more subtle.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500722547077537044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791349899507304778.post-11090511279779814662014-08-11T08:41:22.396-07:002014-08-11T08:41:22.396-07:00Many years ago I was trying to get to sleep at a f...Many years ago I was trying to get to sleep at a friends house. On the wall was a clock which made a very loud ticking noise as the "seconds" hand climbed the hill from 6 to 12, then tripped lightly down the other side (12 to 6). <br /><br />My perception was that the clock took longer to cover the up-hill 30 seconds than it did the down-hill 30 seconds. Either way, I spent most of the night trying to fall asleep during the quieter downhill section.<br /><br />Seems to me you can have some fun with this. If the hand could slip backwards a couple of times on the way up, then maybe rush down the other side at 3x speed. Maybe on the hour it could pant on the way up, and go "weeeeee" on the way down.<br />...now I'm just getting carried away!SteveDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645378028590228663noreply@blogger.com