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Collegiate Level Popsicle Sticks with the AwkEng

Hi all, Today's post is about designing a collegiate level course in popsicle stick bridge building. The idea has been in my head for years, but th...

The AwkEng Thinks About Vickrey Auctions

Hey all! Today's post is about Vickrey Auctions, and figuring out how to make it feasible to run ultra-small batches of Clocks.  The Voltmeter C...

The AwkEng Thinks About Pay Scale Systems

Hi all, Since reading Radical Candor, I've been thinking about performance reviews and pay scale systems. The punchline is that I don't think that ...
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Store Status as of 2021

Hi everyone! Awkward Engineer has been a blast. For the time being, we're nearly out of stock on everything, with no immediate plans to resupply.

Lately, Awkward Engineer has been more of a blog, but who knows. Never say never. The store may be back :-)

Sam aka THE Awkward Engineer
Model AWK-105 Analog Voltmeter Clock

Model AWK-105 Analog Voltmeter Clock

$99.00 Sale

The AWK-105

The Voltmeter Clock uses dual analog meters to tell time - one for hours and and one for minutes. It's both stylish and functional!

How to Read the Clock

Think of the Clock as replacing digital LCD's with analog readouts. Instead of seeing 04:57, the hours meter will point to the 4 and the minutes meter will point to 57. Just like a clock rolls over at midnight and noon, the time meters rolls over zero.

The Technical Stuff

At Awkward Engineer, we love geeking out over the technical stuff. Here's some of the details of what the Clock is made of.

Quick Specs

  • approx 6" x 4" x 2"
  • powered by one AA battery
  • ATtiny44 main CPU
  • dual analog meters
  • mode select knob - modes include: time set, calibrate meter 1, calibrate meter 2, and "twitchy needle" display mode
  • time set / adjustment knob

User Manual

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Model AWK-105AL Analog Voltmeter Alarm Clock

Model AWK-105AL Analog Voltmeter Alarm Clock

$189.00 Sale

After a successfully funded Kickstarter last year, we're back with the Analog Voltmeter Alarm Clock.

The AWK-105AL Alarm Clock vs. The AWK-105

 The key differences between the AWK-105AL and the original AWK-105 are as follows.

  • Alarm vs. No Alarm
  • USB powered vs. Battery Powered
  • Backlight Option vs. No Backlight
  • AM/PM indicator vs. no indicator

ATTENTION: International Buyers

The Clock is USB powered and ships with a North American style USB wall wart power adapter. We're small and can't manage the SKU's to keep power adapters for each country, but because it's USB powered, you should be able to easily plug in to one of your own!

How to Read the Clock

The Voltmeter Clock uses dual analog meters to tell time - one for hours and and one for minutes. It's both stylish and functional!

Think of the Clock as replacing digital LCD's with analog readouts. Instead of seeing 04:57, the hours meter will point to the 4 and the minutes meter will point to 57. Just like a clock rolls over at midnight and noon, the time meters rolls over zero.

The clock uses an AM/PM light to distinguish between morning and night

The Technical Stuff

At Awkward Engineer,we love geeking out over the technical stuff. Here's some of the details of what the Clock is made of.

Quick Specs

  • approx 6" x 4" x 2"
  • USB Powered
  • ATtiny44 main CPU
  • dual analog meters
  • mode select knob - modes include: time set, alarm set, calibrate meter 1, calibrate meter 2, and "twitchy needle" display mode
  • time set / adjustment knob

Directions

Alarm Clock Instruction Manual

Video: Alarm Clock Assembly

Video: Setting the Alarm Clock


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