Alan Parekh's hard drive clock
By Ryan Block 
posted Sep 1st 2005 1:10PM
posted Sep 1st 2005 1:10PM
It's a little hard to tell precisely what's going on here without checking out
the video, but we have to just up
front say that Alan Parekh's hard drive clock is one of the most messed-up-cool things we've seen 'round these parts in
a while. If you want to make a sweet clock out of an an old drive that still spins, and have some skills and a little
bit (a lot) of free time, prepare yourself to be the owner of your very own analog-digital/analogue digital
timepiece.
[Thanks, Mark]
His hard WHAT!?!? Oh, clock
Cool idea. Pity it's loud and only works in the dark.
Damn that's cool!
thats prety cool.
So... as far as I can tell it flashes the leds when the piece of tape is over the correct location... pretty impressive timing.
It would've been nicer if the LEDs were actually placed on the platter, but I don't know if the platter is conductive by itself for the head let power through. Another option is to stick some contacts between the rings that are on the motor cylinder.
Holy christ that's cool
excuse me, but... I WAN´T ONE!!! FREAKING COOL
pretty cool.
from teh website: "You will need some electronic knowledge, some common electronic components and a bit of patients"
really? what kind of patients? hospital or psychological? i think he meant patience.
Anybody see the schematic? Looks like homer's plans for a time travel machine.
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umparekh/clock_pics/schematic_large.jpg
Hey Mark,
"from teh website:"
Well since this is pick on Alan day...
What does "teh" mean :)
Alan