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Re: NEON- single trode xfrmr



Kenny, 
don't cap off the other end, drive something else off it.  Jacob is a master
of this.  
Hey Jake, how about a jpeg of double sided curve with twisted flowers?
Morgan





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>> by using one end on the piece and a HV cap to ground on the
>> other lead. Correct? Or, are you saying that somehow a HV cap
>> will fix the ozone prob????
>> 
>> 
>
>No, though I haven't had an ozone problem. I'm saying that I have gotten
reliable 
>performance - using some scripters in the following unendorsed, not-to-code, 
>and likely not warranteed method:  HV to the single trode, G to a 
>hv cap with relatively large capacitance tied to ground.  
>
>But be prepared to burn them out at your expense. I think it would 
>not be right to expect a company to replace them when used this way.
>While they are overload protected on the input line, I've still melted the
coil 
>itself. Internal currents? Telford, what would cause white ooze to 
>come out of the flyback while not triggering thermal or current 
>protection?  Undesireable harmonics  is my guess. Once you've matched 
>your load correctly, it works.  
>
>High frequency powering, though interesting, is not a reliable 
>science.  It helps to understand that the hf tube is acting more like a 
>capacitor rather than its usual diac behavior at the lower 50-60hz.
>The ionized gas itself is in effect a plate wrapped in a dielectric.
>
>Kenny
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