Re: Anyone willing to part with an NST?

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Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx 

In a message dated 8/17/05 7:54:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I've also noticed 120 mA versions. Rare as hen's teeth and cost about
4 x more than 4 30 mA versions combined. Are those even used anymore?

Mike

Hi Mike,

Yes, they are becoming very rare because they were mainly used in the 
giant neon displays of the "movie palaces" and "seedy hotels" of the 
40's and 50's. As these gave way to the smaller marquees and 
translucent plastic signs with internal lighting, of the Megaplex and 
Motel 6, the need for big transformers fell away. Where NSTs are 
still used, they have been replaced by sets of much smaller NSTs and 
now the newer HF ones.
(Bars and restaurants seldom need more than a 30 ma model to 
advertise beer etc.)

Matt D.