Re: Neon tube primary

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>

Hi all, 
So, I guess a neon primary is not the best concept due to the high current, 
but here's a twist:   I have a fairly long coil of glass tubing(extracted 
from an obsolete gas chromatograph).  I have wondered if sealing a platinum 
wire into one end and putting argon into the tube and then draw a high vacuum 
and sealing a platinum wire into the other end.  This coil would not make an 
entire secondary so I'd probably have to mount it to the top of an existing 
secondary.  I suppose I could even give it a coating of insulating varnish to 
increase the turn to turn insulation. 
I wonder if that would work.  It would be interesting to see if it 'lit up' 
while running. 
Comments(aside from it being too fragile)? 
Mike