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neon observation




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From:  Kevin Wahila [SMTP:wawa-at-spectra-dot-net]
Sent:  Monday, February 16, 1998 10:16 AM
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