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Re: mercury batcher

Posted By: stampeder
Date: Saturday, 22 May 2010, at 4:50 a.m.

In Response To: Re: mercury batcher (neontek)


Oooops, looked again and it's pg. 191 in my copy as well. Was a long day!

I really with I'd owned this book 10+ years ago when the local electrical inspectors told us neon couldn't be wired without flamable boots, etc. Housings, proper wiring techiniques and even air gap spacing still works but they want the 'modern' csa/ul stuff used.

> *********

> I have an original 1935 publication and it's
> on pg. 191 in that book.

> There did not seem to be many safety
> concerns with Mercury then.

> Yes, there's some pretty interesting stuff
> in that original book. A lot of the info. is
> actually useful, but some of it is
> definitely outdated practices. It's like a
> "NEON time capsule" to the 1930's.
> An interesting read.

> Tony D.


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