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neon observation (fwd)
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Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 11:50:27 -0500
From: Kevin Wahila <wawa-at-spectra-dot-net>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: neon observation
i was testing my neon transformer out the other day and i decided to open
up the case. the case is about 1'x3"x3". this transformer has three leads
coming out of it and a wiring diagram. the wires are labeled constant,
long and short. i used it with the constant as one HV line and the long
and short together as the other. anyway, i want to melt the tar but found
something intersting inside. there is a 110V 60CY 4W 12RPM motor inside.
it has synchron in big letters on it which i assume is the brand motor. it
also has a date on it -- Oct. 24, 1972. on the motor there is a circular
fitting with three bumps, which when rotates, seperates the contacts on two
metal strips. i am guessing that perhaps this was a way of getting a
section of the neon sign to blink. i think that maybe between the constant
and long connections was a neon tube, and between the constant and short
there was a seperate tube which blinked. does this sound like a logical
conclusion? also, if i do proceed to melt the tar would anyone forsee any
problems with this alternately configured transformer?
thanks,
Kevin