From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: neon rings around secondary?
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 22:50:44 -0600
Original poster: "Brett Hays" <bretth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Well, I was really thinking along the lines of powering them
separately. However, what I think I will do is make a couple of faux
coil forms and put them in the cage with the coil and have the neon on them...
Thanks for your response, only one I've gotten.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: neon rings around secondary?
Original poster: nancylavoie@xxxxxxxxxxx
Are you talking about using the coils field to power the neon
rings, like is commonly done with phosphor bulbs? Or, are trying to
devise a way to power them seperately( i.e. dedicated trans. or
whatever)? I would think that running any sort of wires in this
area would turn into a nightmare unless you were willing to cover
the secondary with perhaps,a sort of false coilform.I would also
think that you would have to shield the crap out of anything
associated with the neon tubes.Have to admit though it would make
for a very cool effect. Wyatt
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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Original poster: "Brett Hays"
>
> I just saw a music video which gave me an idea for the coil we run in
> the Frankenstein section of our haunted house each year.
>
> I realize that all of the HV effects in this video are computer
> generated, but I am wondering if I could do something similar. I
> have a number of the neon rings that kids put around the woofers in
> speaker boxes. I know how to make them cycle, etc.
>
> If I put them around the secondary on the coil would they be
> instantly fried, or is this possible.
>
> BTW, the effect I am talking about starts a little past 1:00 into
the video.
>
> http://www.y outube .com/watch?v=nogE0
> KdG5M8
>
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