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Chris Hogg wrote:
I made one or two Heathkit things - the digital clock comes to mind,
one of these https://tinyurl.com/y6afaer6, except that whenever the
mains went off, it needed re-setting, so I added a 50cps oscillator
and battery back-up. The Beckman panaplex displays eventually packed
up https://tinyurl.com/y4r7d8l8 and ICBA to replace them as better
digital clocks were then available.

I've got a Vellerman one. The numeric display is made up of lots of
individual LEDs - rather than numberic LED chips. Could be because large
enough ones weren't available then. Built into the kitchen. Toggles
between time and date and room temperature. But it does have provision for
battery backup.

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