Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 26 In18 Tubes

[Instrument Resources of America]

    I'm back to report on my microwave oven experiment. Last night when 
it became dark out, I put a neon 'lamp' (NE-32) in my microwave oven and 
set it for one second. No results. So I upped the time to two seconds 
and it did light up nice and bright. I removed it from the microwave and 
examined it with a magnifying glass for any obvious, visual damage. None 
found. Repeated the same process twice more with the same results. I let 
the neon lamp rest  for about a minute between each test. This works for 
neon lamps, (alsomercury vapor rectifier tubes as previously mentioned) 
and did not harm the lamp or my oven. If anyone out there is going to 
try this on a Nixie, I'd suggest not going over one or two seconds and 
use a Nixie that you could afford to lose, just in case.

    Regarding the use of static electricity from a hair comb, as noted 
below. If you have another known source of static electricity in your 
home, such as but not limited to a blanket, carpeting, etc. you could 
also use that as well.   Ira.


On 4/4/2018 6:31 AM, 'marta_kson' via neonixie-l wrote:
Just use a common plastic hair comb. Use it to charge with static 
electricity and discharge to the glass bulb or the pins. Do it in a 
dark place. The neon will give off little flashes of orange light if 
it's there.
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