Neon Light Sign

Neon Light Sign

JACOBS LADDER USING NEON SIGN POWER SUPPLY SPECS.?

Instead of using the old flyback crt death sentence. haha... I am just going to use the neon light sign power supply. BUT.. I was wondering what to look for when it comes to specs. What do I want the supply to read on the back. I want to use it to create a climbing arc display. Thank you very very much. ~mike

10kV or higher, 15 to 45 mA.

I use 14 awg copper wire on mine, there is no need to keep them clean, it wouldn't matter at all. I have a 1/2" gap on the bottom, and it goes up 2 1/2 feet to a 2" gap that quickly flares out beyond that.
Its mounted on a wood board with about a 3" base of mostly air. the wood is glued rather than nailed/stapled, I've found sometimes the electricity can go to nearby objects, possibly destroying other electronics (like a calculator or cell phone, and worse, jump onto the neutral or ground wire or a nearby lamp or something. that can result a GFCI tripping or it can get into your computer, which will make it beep loudly and crash/blue screen of death.

a cool way to make the Jacobs ladder turn on is to make the gap wider than you should, like 5/8" or larger (air's breakdown voltage is 20kv per inch) and use a 100w or larger arc lamp instead to start the arc.

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