"Beloved Leader" wrote in message
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A local shop has a neon sign in the trash. It fell, and the tube
broke. I suppose the power supply is good. The specs are on the power
supply: 7000-8000 volts output. I can't think of any use for it, and
it's not as if I have room for any more junk.

Is there any reason I should grab it?


Rig up a pair of wire meshes to the 8kV with a blue florescent tube behind =
high powered insectecutor.

"ian field" writes:

"Beloved Leader" wrote in message
ups.com...
A local shop has a neon sign in the trash. It fell, and the tube
broke. I suppose the power supply is good. The specs are on the power
supply: 7000-8000 volts output. I can't think of any use for it, and
it's not as if I have room for any more junk.

Is there any reason I should grab it?


Rig up a pair of wire meshes to the 8kV with a blue florescent tube behind =
high powered insectecutor.

Jacob's Ladder, Tesla Coil driver, and CO2 laser power supply, to name 3 uses.

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On May 26, 4:39 pm, Sam Goldwasser wrote:
"ian field" writes:
"Beloved Leader" wrote in message
oups.com...
A local shop has a neon sign in the trash. It fell, and the tube
broke. I suppose the power supply is good. The specs are on the power
supply: 7000-8000 volts output. I can't think of any use for it, and
it's not as if I have room for any more junk.

Is there any reason I should grab it?

Jacob's Ladder, Tesla Coil driver, and CO2 laser power supply, to name 3 uses.

--- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ:http://www.repairfaq.org/

Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions. I don't know where I'm
going to put it, but I might just go grab the thing tonight. Even if I
can't use it, I can surely find a good home for it.

On May 26, 4:39 pm, Sam Goldwasser wrote:

Jacob's Ladder, Tesla Coil driver, and CO2 laser power supply, to name 3 uses.

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Adding the Wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Sign_Transformer

On Jun 8, 12:09 pm, Beloved Leader
wrote:
On May 26, 4:39 pm, Sam Goldwasser wrote:

Jacob's Ladder, Tesla Coil driver, and CO2 laser power supply, to name 3 uses.

I grabbed it a few days ago. So far, I haven't plugged it in.

Thanks to everyone for all the help and encouragement.