Great to see the Radio Shack "P-Box" kits again! But, where's the intercom? I guess by that time it was discontinued. I used that one more than any of the others.
Chuck > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Whatbox >Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:40:01 -0400 > >>> Back to blinking neon lamps. Here's the circuit used in that old >Radio Shack kit: >> >>There's a great resource of the old Radio Shack "P-Box" kits here: >> >>http://my.core.com/~sparktron/pbox.html >> >>The 28-130 "Goofy Lite" is there, along with all its instructions. >The page with the schematic is here: >> >>http://my.core.com/~sparktron/130P6.JPG >> >>Not too much to it, a 2SB54 germanium PNP transistor driving a >1k:200k step-up transformer (part number 99-3-203, which is a Radio >Shack 273-1376, which appears to be a Xicon EI-19 core. I doubt this >circuit has enough oomph to light up a nixie, however. It probably >only manages 90V or so, at not much current. >> >>- John >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an email to [email protected]. >>To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>To view this discussion on the web, visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/C3E1BCDC-8264-42E3-9DE0- >6B2419494277%40mac.com. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> $4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See http://www.All2Easy.net for more details! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/380-22014428124112819%40all2easy.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
