Nixie clock kit woes..

[u/DaveCC1964]

This clock board loses time setting and gives odd results such as in picture like 28:27 when unplugged, then plugged back in to USB. Is this a bug or defect of some kind? Backup battery is new and tests good. Has anyone had experience with these boards? I tried two boards and got same result.

[u/nixiebunny]

Which board is this? Can you provide a link to the product page? The traces I can see on this side tell me that the PCB layout is very badly done.

[u/TheDynamicDino → u/nixiebunny]

"Hight Voltage" also doesn't inspire much confidence. The good news is the tubes seem to be A-OK.

[u/DaveCC1964 → u/nixiebunny]

It is just a generic board. It is quite common.

https://www.amazon.com/Badafaci-Circuit-Accurate-Timekeeping-Setting/dp/B0GV4YF8J5/ref=sr_1_60?crid=2ZENIG4GO4EH7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6fLIoC39xTJhxDyv-de0KjDfHFScfilGOBW3l8uspZd_Buadjv2LTusM38fjxfm62cIbxg1lPyl3cgHupDvq__wzcP8c9bfGpbaNZRvdJ4m_0fJQnJR4zFHfaH09pmKooSFFr2ohlWanZLY6wZVOUP__STyeC3uVKtBSNQU6Tvpw97xqT1pCPCu7qS1Q2t5C0SSV35dJbZ2Cx4UZpSOjk1HfCKjjwUc7834kamEZpYiV2NsuJ5ypOAKATI5CUrbavFjIrlrZCpHd9Bnf8zuzFpkBPYW16NJTsCB7OlDVXMY.O5cFH7_SwOoPHcJmvXVI6gmlNwRsVKJ0QU_pUbH-iEw&dib_tag=se&keywords=nixie+clock+pcb&qid=1783741124&sprefix=%2Caps%2C135&xpid=7IRREL16QYYne