Bringing a Mechanical Display Back from the Dead

In this video we reverse engineer a mechanical sign from 1985 and lean how to get it working again. The radar unit it was designed to work with no longer exist so we will interface it with an Arduino. Along the way we learn about CMOS digital logic and how the books by Don Lancaster were used to create our modern digital world.

00:48 - Leaning about the display
06:51 - Looking inside
10:43 - How Don Lancaster's books changed the world
15:56 - The plan to get it working again
17:45 - Making it work again

Arduino Uno 3 Ultimate Starter Kit:

Don Lancaster's books:

Picquic Screwdriver:

Music:

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Very cool, interesting to learn about random tech