Jens-
Great! Keep going!
Congratulations on getting a good seal and vacuum; very few people
get that far-
-Dylan
On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:10:25 PM UTC-7, Jens Boos wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> finally I got my first glow lamp working. It is the third try, therefore
> I call it "GL-LS-3", short for glow lamp lab sample 3. See two pictures
> here:
>
> http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/gl-ls-3_1.jpg
> http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/gl-ls-3_2.jpg
>
> It consists of 9mm soda lime tubing and Dumet wire. The gas filling is
> normal air at 9mbar. It ignites nicely at roughly 550V DC.
>
> I used a simple propane torch for the glass work. Will switch to a
> hand-held oxygen-propane torch in a few months though (when I have
> enough time and money).
>
> I will get my needle valve in two weeks or so, then I will be able to do
> something with neon. Believe it or not: over two months lead time for a
> silly needle valve... Anyway, I hope I will have the tube making content
> prepared for my website by then. It is piling up, but there is still
> much to do.
>
> Best regards
> Jens
>
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