[neonixie-l] Neon Gas

2012-05-21 Thread NeonJohn
On 05/21/2012 07:56 AM, jb-electronics wrote: Neon is quite expensive; about 50EUR for 12 liters. It is a pressurized bottle at 12bar, so it almost looks like a can of hair spray ;-) Wow!!! That's about three times what it costs here. Your description of the container makes me think that

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Gas

2012-05-21 Thread jb-electronics
Hi, Click on the neon link. I buy in the 400 liter D1 size disposable tank. That's essentially a lifetime supply in my shop. Inert compressed gas can be shipped via the postal service so it might pay you to order it from the US and have it mailed. thanks for the link! But I seriously doubt

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Gas

2012-05-21 Thread NeonJohn
On 05/21/2012 12:38 PM, jb-electronics wrote: thanks for the link! But I seriously doubt anyone is willing to ship a gas container that is above 100 bar pressure - that is really dangerous if shipped normally, and really expensive, if shipped properly, I am afraid. They had no problem

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Gas

2012-05-21 Thread jb-electronics
Hi, They had no problem shipping to me via USPS. And when several of us went in and split a tank of Xenon, I had no problem at all shipping via USPS. I had called ahead to ask. At the counter, the clerk put an Inert Compressed Gas label on the box and took it. No HAZMAT fee like UPS wanted.

Re: [neonixie-l] Neon Gas

2012-05-21 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 12-05-21 12:38 PM, jb-electronics wrote: thanks for the link! But I seriously doubt anyone is willing to ship a gas container that is above 100 bar pressure - that is really dangerous if shipped normally, and really expensive, if shipped properly, I am afraid. It all depends on how it is