Re: What about this experiment? Was Neon Tube sources.

[Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Garry,

I "think" the powder in florescent tubes is supposed to be toxic??  Better
be kind of careful until sure...

I think the powder converts UV light to visible.  The gap as plenty of UV
but I don't think the streamers have enough?  Probably have to try this one
out to see what happens...

Cheers,

	Terry

At 04:17 PM 11/8/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>I wonder if you can take old florescent tubes and use a kind of brush to
>scrape the white powder inside that emits light when exposed to an electric
>field and paint a sign over a sheet of glass or plastic using clear varnish
>or glue and sprinkle this powder over the letters while it is still sticky.
>
>Would the letters possibly emit light when the sign is brought close to the
>Tesla coil without needing a vacuum?
>
>I bet this would make a most impressive display.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 4:01 PM
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Neon Tube Sourcings?
>
>
>Original poster: Megavolt121-at-aol-dot-com 
>
>Harvey, all
>    If you aren't looking for any certain designs/ colors of neon tubes, 
>check your local neon shop for scrap pieces they have either from taking
>down 
>old signs or ones that weren't "perfect" enough for sale.
>
>-alan
>
>