And place a 500k resistor over the cap to discharge it after use
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From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Charles MacDonald
Sent: donderdag 14 juni 2012 2:38
To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie
Sorry for off topic. My ebay filters fished out this beautiful baby:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercury-Arc-rectifier?item=110896469247
What a fantastic tube! This is the first time I can see so large one to be
offered for sale. Even if I went to pick it up myself I am sure Norwegian
customs
On 6/14/12 12:54 PM, marcin wrote:
Sorry for off topic. My ebay filters fished out this beautiful baby:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercury-Arc-rectifier?item=110896469247
What a fantastic tube! This is the first time I can see so large one to
be offered for sale. Even if I went to pick it up
I wonder why there is the same picture as on wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-arc_valve )
On Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:54:08 PM UTC+1, marcin wrote:
Sorry for off topic. My ebay filters fished out this beautiful baby:
Oops. Could it be a scam? Still nice tube. There are miniature versions of
these rectifiers. Have the same look and are more manageable. And extremely
difficult to find.
On Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:03:39 PM UTC+2, kay486 wrote:
I wonder why there is the same picture as on wikipedia (
For most of us the warm soft subtle glow of neon is a pleasure to behold.
However, there is a point where it can lose its appeal.
I was rooting around in my graveyard of pinball displays recently and found
a badly cooked one. For some perverse reason I decided to fire it up to see
what it
