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neon plunder!
Subject:
neon plunder!
Date:
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 21:42:11 -0800
From:
Roderick Maxwell <major-at-vicksburg-dot-com>
To:
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
References:
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I have to admit that I got jeleous of Nathan Bonsal when he said he was
rebuilding 7 neons. So I went to Jackson today which is about 80 miles
from where I live. The nearest town is vicksburg which is 30 miles
away(I,m a hick I live in the country). Vicksburg has only one small
neon shop, and I already paid him a visit, that is how I got the other
4
transformers. I found another much larger shop in Jackson, one of
several others. I asked the man in charge could I have some neon
transformers for a science project, and I told him I wanted only the
bad
ones. He looked sort of puzzled for a moment then he asked me how many
I
wanted. I told him how many you got? Well I've got a whole pile of them
out back and I'll charge you a dollar each. I told him okay. So one of
the other men that works in the back showed me a pile about three foot
high! He tells me if the boss don't see ya take as many as you want! So
I grabbed about 23 total. I could have gotten more but the minivans
springs were sitting kind of low! Heres what I grabbed.
13 MAGNATEK 15,000 30ma
4 FRANCEFORMER 15,000 30ma
1 MAGNATEK 15,000 60ma
1 JEFFERSON ELECTRIC 15,0000 30ma
1 TRANSCO 12,000 30ma
3 ????? 12,000 60ma
The last 3 transformers I can't identify but they have two large
glass
socketed holes with springs inside on one end to connect to the neon
tubing.
And get this, he said come back and get some more if you want.(
cross
my heart and hope to die)!
Frankensteins Helper
Max