Re: [neonixie-l] Tube voltage

2011-12-09 Thread Jan Rychter
On 9 gru 2011, at 04:53, threeneurons wrote: If I'm not mistaken the tube sets its voltage. If I say 'zener diode', does that help a bit ? Or forward bias voltage of an 'ordinary' diode. the lamp will see the full 200V (or more). Doesn't that damage the lamps? No damage. Don't worry. Its

Re: [neonixie-l] Tube voltage

2011-12-08 Thread JohnK
]. John K. - Original Message - From: Joe Croft To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Tube voltage Hi Jan, If I'm not mistaken the tube sets its voltage. You will see in some circuits where gas tubes

Re: [neonixie-l] Tube voltage

2011-12-08 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 11-12-08 08:32 AM, JohnK wrote: If I'm not mistaken the tube sets its voltage. If I say 'zener diode', does that help a bit ? Or forward bias voltage of an 'ordinary' diode. the lamp will see the full 200V (or more). Doesn't that damage the lamps? If there is a large enough current path the