simple help..4-6 inch tall minute clock.

Apologies if off topic, but I have searched google and found
nothing...Perhaps someone here can lead me in the right direction...
I am looking for the following...an LED or LCD minute clock ( just 2 digits)
4-6 inches in height and is high visibility, prefer AC power.

Perhaps a link to a kit or schematic so that I can build it myself.

Thanks for any info.
Brandon

 

Digikey makes large LEDs of about 5" that come in red or green, CA or
CC. They're not cheap at US$38.70 each. Then all you need is a few
logic IC's or a microcontroller and some drive power of 40 to
60mA/segment continuous or PWM'd at up to 180mA/segment. Some cheap
transistors and resistors would take care of the LED driving. I would
use a microcontroller such as a PIC rather than fuss with discrete
counter and decoder chips, but I'm prejudiced like that. ;-) For a
power source, I recommend you use a regulated wall wart that's capable
of putting out about 10W (5V at 2A).

michael

 

Thanks for the replies folks. I appreciate your time and efforts
Brandon