Re: neon protection

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: neon protection
From: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 13:13:00 -0600 (MDT)
Approved: mod1-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com

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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 14:00:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: neon protection 

In a message dated 97-10-07 23:23:48 EDT, you write:

<< Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 22:19:07 -0400
 From: Someone <fox-at-netunlimited-dot-net>
 To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 Subject: Re: neon protection

 i recently destroyed my first transformer and am looking for a way to
 protect it. ive seen protection circuits but they all seem a little
 vague. i dont have any accurate measuring devices so i cant make my own
 capacitors and chokes if they need to be precise.
 someone once told me that a flourescent tube ballast was just a big
 choke... could 2 of these on the hv terminals be used to keep it from
 burning out?

 thanks
  >>
Someone,

I use resistors in series with the high voltage feeds on my 3" dia coil,
using 12 kv neon sign transformers.  No chokes or filter caps.  Have never
had a problem with this set up.  I don't have the values here but can check
if you like.

Ed Sonderman