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Re: Single electrode

Posted By: John Dragun
Date: Sunday, 26 February 2012, at 2:38 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Single electrode (chris.oh)

I can't remember the web site, I'll have to hunt around again. I guess I will just experiment. I am just not sure about hooking up the wiring to the bombarder or transformer. Both wires to one electrode?

Hmm....I'll keep looking.

> John, please post a link to the web site.
> Sounds cool.

> I have never made a single electrode unit,
> but looked into it a while back. The
> tube(bottle) would have to be heat
> processed. There are a few write-ups on heat
> processing neon around. They use heat
> processing in making crackle tubes as well,
> so that may be a good place to look. Heat
> processing uses an external heat source in
> addition to bombarding to bring the glass to
> proper temperature.

> I can't comment much as to welding the
> electrode to the bottle. You may have some
> difficulty welding thin soft glass to thick
> hard glass. Do you have access to a kiln to
> slow the cooling time? I'd be pretty nervous
> putting the bottle into the fire. Lots of
> preheating, and some fat goggles to keep the
> bits out of your eyes when it explodes.

Messages In This Thread

• Single electrode -- John Dragun -- Saturday, 25 February 2012, at 1:58 a.m.
  • Re: Single electrode -- chris.oh -- Saturday, 25 February 2012, at 11:21 p.m.
    • Re: Single electrode -- John Dragun -- Sunday, 26 February 2012, at 2:38 a.m.
    • Re: Single electrode -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Sunday, 26 February 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
      • Re: Single electrode -- John Dragun -- Sunday, 26 February 2012, at 3:34 p.m.
        • Re: Single electrode -- Tom U. -- Sunday, 18 March 2012, at 3:14 a.m.

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