Well I half-destroyed one with an overcurrent by connecting it to 300V AC with a 150W lamp as a current limiter. It gave a bright red neon discharge on both electrodes and a lovely pale blue space discharge for about 10 secs. Now it needs about 350V to fire with a 10K series resistor. I shall test another one with a more moderate current and see how it lasts.
Tom Harris <[email protected]> On 24 September 2014 08:19, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious how long these devices would last if they were operating > continuously at a low current (just enough to get a visible discharge). > > Despite being 'old technology', gas-filled arrestors are advantageous > because they have low capacitance and very low off-state leakage. > > -- > 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 email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5bf27fca-0d40-4c1d-af90-72ea15e8735b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5bf27fca-0d40-4c1d-af90-72ea15e8735b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAHjG12TBqeMU9u9WyDENQXJdLNHAdLqYaAmAsiN%3DqqicZCkPcw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
