> It reminds me of some little voltage clipper tubes I bought from a surplus > outfit, and found they look just like little neons, but they light up purple.
> I love purple. How is a voltage clipper tube used? They work like many gas tubes, they're insulating until the breakover voltage is reached, then they ionize and conduct, which limits the voltage. They're used to protect electronics from voltage spikes. Most of the ones these days are boring ceramic ones, instead of the cute little glass ones like that. The only vendor I've found that lists the glass ones these days is Okaya, but I'm not having a lot of luck actually buying any. https://www.okaya.com/surge-products/gas-discharge-tubes/ <https://www.okaya.com/surge-products/gas-discharge-tubes/> - John -- 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/F85EDE83-DA02-43CF-B1AF-AC3A22592E1B%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
