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biojae
27-07-2009, 03:05
one of 399's members made a solid state tesla coil and made a 399 breakout point for plasma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Qy_7oWV1k
rsisk
27-07-2009, 10:20
That is very cool, it would look even better at night without other light sources.
RyanCahoon
27-07-2009, 17:28
Very creative. How about a 399-shaped neon/fluorescent tube?
MrForbes
27-07-2009, 17:33
How about a 399-shaped neon/fluorescent tube?

Yes, that would be very original!

http://www.selectric.org/nerds/nixie.jpg
biojae
27-07-2009, 20:27
we now just need a neon shop to sponsor us :D
EricGoodchild
28-07-2009, 01:57
Thats my SSTC! and I was thinking the same thing with the neon sign!
(I just don't have money to blow on custom neon! lol)

Thanks for posting it Justin!
ZInventor
28-07-2009, 02:02
Yes, that would be very original!

http://www.selectric.org/nerds/nixie.jpg

sweet nixies!!!

i wish it was easier to get nixies nowadays... but it;s getting harder to find them since they're all getting snapped up by collectors!
MrForbes
28-07-2009, 10:32
They haven't all been bought up....we saw two huge boxes of them at a surplus store last month, $4 per tube (slightly used)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_XLFjZKz1nx0/SjxmthOrzOI/AAAAAAAAAD4/03Klmo0fQDw/s720/IMG_0963.JPG
Molten
28-07-2009, 17:40
I did a bit of research to find out what a nixie is.(pretty cool by the way for others that don't know) I found out Steve Wozniak has a nixie watch. Thought I'd share that with everyone.

PS: Sorry for derailing this thread even further.
EricGoodchild
30-07-2009, 01:30
Its ok it's all in the spirit of High Voltage and science!

Oh and for those that do not know sstc stands for: Solid State Tesla Coil

Eric
MrForbes
30-07-2009, 01:50
I found out Steve Wozniak has a nixie watch. Thought I'd share that with everyone.



trivia....did you know my brother made the Woz's nixie watch(es)?
EricGoodchild
30-07-2009, 23:59
Here is another vid of my tesla coil playing music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iln7dbuDxC8

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/3756446100_508121ccfe_m.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3756451950_e648ce4b30.jpg
EricGoodchild
12-04-2010, 11:04
As I did last year here is a new vid with better coils and music that fits this years robot theme so here it is some Wizard of OZ theme music played on my 2 Musical Tesla Coils. :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bE0-8RhxIo