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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
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
That is very cool, it would look even better at night without other light sources.
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
Very creative. How about a 399-shaped neon/fluorescent tube?
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How about a 399-shaped neon/fluorescent tube?
Yes, that would be very original!

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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
we now just need a neon shop to sponsor us
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
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!
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
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Yes, that would be very original!
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!
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
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)

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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
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.
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
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

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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)?
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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
Here is another vid of my tesla coil playing music.

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



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Re: 399 goes Plasma!!
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.

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