[Amps] Another use for Neon Lamps

w6ah@comcast.net w6ah at comcast.net
Mon Jan 2 16:12:47 EST 2006



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From: Jason Buchanan <jsb at digistar.com> 

> w6ah at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> >For the younger guys on the list. Neon lamps can also serve a very important 
> function in Amplifier Construction, that of a stray RF Detector. They will glow 
> in the presence of RF energy and come in quite handy to check that an enclosure 
> is RF Tight. This was a pointer given to me by my OM WA2ATL 
> > 
> >Bob W6AH 
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> 
> do you run the bulb along the cracks/seams of the cabinet or... ? 
> 
You got it. Make sure your ambient light is down to a low level, turn the amp or transmitter on and run the bulb over it the cabinet. And remember the axiom "RF loves seams"

Bob W6AH


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