True. You will also have to find some high voltage diodes at a surplus store. Might be worth a bit more investigation.. m
On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 6:42 AM Richard Arndt <volv...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Thanks for the offer ! > > I have a 10kv Neon Transformer I use for a Jacobs ladder. I have not > hooked it up to the tube, since I don't know what could harm it. Neon > Transformers are also AC, not DC. It might light it up, but I don't think > the Railway Vane would move. > > Rich > > On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 9:25:51 AM UTC-4, martin martin wrote: >> >> That's pretty cool. I have an old neon sign transformer. I think it's 6 >> kv. Are you in CA? I'll drop it off. >> >> On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 6:21 AM Richard Arndt <vol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This is not a Nixie Tube related subject, but someone here probably >>> knows enough about tubes to answer the question. >>> >>> I purchase an old Crooks Railway Tube some years ago, with electrode >>> plates about 8 inches apart. I am wanting to try it out and was thinking a >>> Fisher Biotech FB-650 Electrophoresis DC Power Supply capable of 0-6kv >>> might light it up. It would also be useful on the bench for testing other >>> HV items (with caution :-). I have seen references up to 100kv on >>> Internet. But nothing stating required DC voltage/current range. >>> >>> Does anyone have suggestions on what should work? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to neoni...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/22722aa4-4336-48de-a502-adbf08ca8f1b%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/22722aa4-4336-48de-a502-adbf08ca8f1b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/6df41e98-568f-4b09-902f-7cd84e84265b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/6df41e98-568f-4b09-902f-7cd84e84265b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAKYv7NTo9hQDjGnmWAyaPqfvMCtHBDiW_KcZ_kmbMX8G5LsdEA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
