Re: Tesla and quack medical products and Neon glow mugs

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Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

I don't believe they are that similar to those iridescent 
mugsssss............drool....drip.........drip............drip........drip............floor.
If I remember correctly, they produce frequencies in the KHZ- MHZ range and 
use the area they are applied to as a part of the circuit. Therefore they 
lack a coil or any kind of capacitive means to heat the area. Just don't 
leave them on to long. OUCH!!

Cheers,
John

Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
Original poster: David Speck

John,

I suspect that these are similar in principle to the "Neon Coffee Mugs"
sold by Spencer gifts. A hollow glass mug filled with neon lights up when
it is set on a featureless black pad connected to a wall wart.

Has anyone hacked one of these sufficiently to figure out the circuit?
I'd like to have a slightly more powerful one to light Geissler tubes, or
to test laser tubes without the risk of puncturing the glass as can happen
when you hit them with a vacuum leak tester. It is just a flat coil driven
by an RF oscillator? I've heard of non contact testers for neon sign work
but they seem expensive, and I've never seen one for sale anywhere.

Dave
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Original poster: John

&!
gt;This old idea has been revived. There are now new "RF patches" available
 >to speed recovery time from injuries. I'm not sure if they have found wide
 >spread use yet, but it looks as if they are catching on at some places.