Re: sound question

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Me,

I is usually a bad idea to hook up the cap and gap without an inductor to
limit the curent. Also if it is resonant cap then it could ring up voltages
of 80KV and completely destroy your neon.

Regards,
Jason

P.S. No it aint normal - when you run the coil system then the gap shuld
make less noise.
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Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:58 AM
Subject: sound question


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<RQBauzon-at-aol-dot-com>
>
> Just yesterday, some guys at a neon sign shop allowed me to take a look
> at their NST's.  There were lots of them piled up the floor.  I took one,
it
> was a 15/30.  It was my first "real" NST.  I connected it to my spark gap
and
> cap, and when i turned it on, it sounded like heck on earth.  It was
> terrifying!  Is this normal?
>
>
>                                                             thanx guys,
>                                                             Me
>
>
>