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? on neon light as static discharge device
"Dave" wrote in message ... I saw somewhere that you could use an NE-2 bulb between the antenna "hot" lead and ground as a static discharge device for a receiver, but can't find an NE-2 and don't know anything about neon bulbs. Anybody know if a standard neon bulb rated at 125 VAC could be used in this manner? Or how I could test it? I'm thinking about charging up a 50V electrolytic capacitor and hitting the bulb with that, to see if it discharges the cap. I have a .22uF 630V mylar cap between the antenna and the input to the tuner because the 35V disc I had there got blown, so I know that static can be a problem with my setup even though it is grounded at two points. Would welcome any ideas anyone has on how to make this work... Thanks, Dave A resistor will do as good, a high value of resistance relative to he impedance of the receiver. I use 100K. The neon bulb can be fun though. I used to have one attached to a long wire(200 Ft) or so and it was fun watching it flash during storms. Jimmie |
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