Re: Source for NEON gas

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Lecture bottles are about 2 cubic feet (which is around 50 liters..) (a mol
is around 22.4 liters, and is about a cubic foot)
I think the specialty gas place charging $200+ is selling it in lecture
bottles with the pressure adjusted to give you the right volume at STP...
The going price, as near as I can determine casually, is about $1-1.50/liter
Off hand, the welding/gas places (i.e. airgas) are probably the best bet,
pricewise.  They had lecture bottles too.. bottle size coded LB.  You pay a
LOT for that lecture bottle, because they're selling it to you outright.
Renting the cylinder is a much, much better deal.  A few bucks a month,
typically.

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Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: Source for NEON gas


 > Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
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 > How large is a lecture bottle??  I've gotten some quotes for some 50 liter
 > tanks, but i think that might be too big.
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 > Dan
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 >  > Not the cheapest source, but lecture bottles hold around 2 cuft. No
 >  > licensing would be needed for Neon (or pretty much any gas, for that
 >  > matter.. pay your money and get your gas)
 >  > At 01:15 PM 9/2/2003 -0600, you wrote:
 >  > >Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
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 >  > >I am planning on using some NEON gas for some high voltage / tesla
 >  > >experiments.  Does anyone know what the typical sources for small
 >  > >quantities (i.e. small gas canisters) and what type of licensing (if
 >  > >any) is required for this type of gas.
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 >  > >Thank you
 >  > >
 >  > >Dan
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