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From: faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Re: Jacob's Ladder
Message-ID: <1957@hplabs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 17:40:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 17:40:27 1985
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> an expensive neon sign power supply and was pretty dangerous.

I used to (20 years ago!!) dig neon-sign transformers out of the trash
at local companies (back east), that were bad on ONE SIDE only.  The
other half produced plenty of voltage for a Jacob's ladder.  As far as
danger goes, we would draw arcs to our skins with only very minor effects
to show for it, and run high voltage through our entire bodies, and none
of us dropped dead.  The winding resistance was high enough to limit the
current to acceptable levels.
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