In a message dated 99-08-23 05:51:20 EDT, you write: << Original Poster: "christopher boden" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com> I have a giant 4-1000-A Tube, with 5 bottom pins and a nipple.... Is it usefull for anything? How do I apply power to it just to make it glow (for pretty, not for funtion)? >> Christopher, THis would make a nice tube coil. max voltage rating for plate is 6kV. John Freau