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Re: Mercury silence/whos hiring?

Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment
Date: Sunday, 9 May 2010, at 5:07 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Mercury silence/whos hiring? (John Anderson)

> What about the Hg-coated glass you heat up
> to seal new electrodes on and/or perform a
> splice?

As anyone should have been able to plainly see, my response was strictly limited to *processing* the repaired tube, not heating it in an open fire: “…there are ways to do it and keep your manifold and pumps clean.” Obviously repairing the old glass by heating it in an open flame is an entirely different matter, just as bending and pumping have always been inherently different.

Messages In This Thread

• Mercury silence -- midwestfire -- Saturday, 17 April 2010, at 6:39 p.m.
  • Re: Mercury silence -- Dana -- Saturday, 17 April 2010, at 10:39 p.m.
    • Re: Mercury silence -- neon57 -- Sunday, 18 April 2010, at 10:45 p.m.
  • Re: Mercury silence -- kevin Brownfield -- Tuesday, 20 April 2010, at 3:13 p.m.
  • Re: Mercury silence -- midwestfire -- Saturday, 24 April 2010, at 1:26 a.m.
  • Re: Mercury silence -- John Anderson -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 4:00 a.m.
    • Re: Mercury silence/whos hiring? -- bohemiantesla -- Monday, 3 May 2010, at 8:36 p.m.
      • Re: Mercury silence/whos hiring? -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Tuesday, 4 May 2010, at 12:31 a.m.
        • Re: Mercury silence/whos hiring? -- John Anderson -- Friday, 7 May 2010, at 6:11 p.m.
          • Re: Mercury silence/whos hiring? -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Sunday, 9 May 2010, at 5:07 p.m.
  • Possible solution -- terlsworld -- Wednesday, 28 April 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
    • Re: Possible solution -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Thursday, 29 April 2010, at 12:00 p.m.

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