Re: Big Neon Transformer (fwd)

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• Subject: Re: Big Neon Transformer (fwd)
• From: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
• Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:02:30 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:05:07 +1200
From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Big Neon Transformer

A word of caution:

> Original Poster: "Grady Cutrer" <gcutrer-at-hotmail-dot-com> 
> 
> Hello:
>   I hope maby some of you could help me.  I have just recieved from 
> the owner of a local neon sign shop, a huge transformer, it is 12,000 
> volts, at 60 milliamps, 720 watts.  It was given to me as a gift, the 
> guy was afraid of the thing.  I was wondering about how much it is 
> worth? anybody know?
>   Also this thing keeps blowing holes in my leyden jars, is there any 
> way to keep this from happening?
>       Thanks,
>           Grady Cutrer

Don't run it with just a capacitor hooked across the output or it 
wll surely die.

Malcolm

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