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Re: Johnny Austin electrodes
Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment In Response To: Johnny Austin electrodes (James)
Date: Wednesday, 8 November 2006, at 1:40 p.m.
> Has anyone else out there tried the afore
> mentioned electrodes ? I sent off for some
> samples a couple of months ago and they came
> promptly . I like the way they processed -
> they came up very evenly and I didn't find
> that they were difficult to cherry out . So
> I went ahead and ordered a 100 box of each
> tubulated and non-tubulated and shipping is
> free when you do so . Somehow they ended up
> sending me two boxes of non tubulated and
> when I called them they just sent a box of
> tubulated to me gratis . After producing
> close to one hundred units with these
> electrodes now , I 've yet to see any
> sputtering . Another thing about these
> electrodes that I like is that they have the
> circular piece of mica that sits just above
> the ceramic collar which prevents
> misalignment of the shell as well as
> vibration of the shell, both of which can
> cause the electrode to crack later . Well ,
> that 's my 2 cents worth I guess. I just
> wanted to let those of you who may not have
> heard of this brand about them . They can be
> reached at 888-423-NEON .We have been testing these to a small extent. Specifically the 13mm full length electrodes on a 12mm x 4 ft. clear red tube running on 120 mA. I would have to look at the number of hours they have been running thus far, but so far there are no signs of sputtering or other degradation. They look as clean today as they did initially.
I am aware of "GB" using them too, as well as another shop who has some test units in the field that have been running 24/7 for over a year now. They reported the same results: No signs of sputtering or other degradation whatsoever, with the mercury tubes being as clean now as when they first went up.
I will add this for what it's worth: I recently was given some samples of the new Transco electrodes. They look *almost* identical to the JA electrodes, with the possible exception of one or two minor cosmetic differences. The most noticeable one is a slightly different ceramic collar, though some collars in the Transco's have the same exact telltale markings that the JA's have, which is a symbol and number molded into the ceramic. Everything else looks about the same from a visual standpoint. This would lead one to believe that the new Transco electrodes are also being made in China by the same factory that is making the JA's. I do not know this as absolute fact, but considering that Transco has had people going to China on business over the last few years... well, let's just say this: Get some samples of each company's electrodes and decide for yourself. The company who gave me the Transco samples also said they two different brands of electrodes seemed to process exactly the same as well. All things considered, it seems the deciding factor when choosing between the two brands (if there actually are two separate brands that are not coming from a single source) will be price and customer service.
There is however at least one discrepancy that cannot be determined merely by looking at each electrode: As I recall the JA electrodes are made with lead glass, whereas the Transco's are reported to be lead free. Add to this that a visual inspection will not reveal several other things, such as the purity of the metal shell, type of emission coating used, the quality of the plating on the shell, etc., etc.
Mark
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