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Default NE-51 Neon Bulbs

On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 4:18:46 AM UTC-5, MJC wrote:
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... Neat trick that you can do with the old variable capacity plate

tuner. Charge it to 30 volts with a neon bulb across. When you turn the
tuning knob to open the plates the neon bulb will flash? With only 30
volts how could it flash a neon bulb with a 80 volt trigger voltage?

I wish I'd thought of doing that. But I'm amazed it works, even with
beautifully cleaned insulators on your capacitor.

Good demonstration of relationship between charge, voltage and capacity.
(Analogue of skater's pirouette?)

Mike.


Great analogy. The more I think of it the hands and feet coming in for a faster pirouette is exactly the same.