Re: Tesla and quack medical products and Neon glow mugs

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

The plasma mug is dissapointing.  Its a small flyback transformer driven by
a single transistor circuit, attached to a copper plate under the area where
the mug sits.  If you remove the rubber feet,  you will expose the screws
that will allow you to open the base up.

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Re: Tesla and quack medical products and Neon glow mugs


 > Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >
 > You want to see that plasma mug from inside. Well i have seen it, but
cannot
 > remember where. Try to google the autor of the site was ykzay or somthing
 > like that. Just google ykzays Tesla coil and you will get there. He
 > dissasembled it but it is just a small flyback connected to a metal pad on
 > top.
 >
 > Best Regards
 >
 > Kreso Bukvic
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 > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 3:37 PM
 > Subject: Re: Tesla and quack medical products and Neon glow mugs
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: David Speck <dave-at-davidspeckmd-dot-org>
 >  >
 >  > 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 <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > >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.
 >  >
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