[GreenKeys] Eico EC 700 - Re: Loop supply, or are we still beating out wifes and kicking the dog

[drlegendre .]

The EICO EC-700 must harbor the same black-project tech as 'Magic' Alex'
Nothing Box..

http://lennonsunroom.blogspot.com/2010/04/nothing-box.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Alex

Nothing more than a group of neon lamp (NE2) relaxation oscillators, driven
by a 90V "B" battery, or a string of 10x NEMA 9V units. But the slight
differences in components lead to the appearance of a truly random
sequence. It's a simple yet clever electronic perceptual illusion.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Jeff Albrecht <jeffa at rodaw.com> wrote:

> On 5/25/2016 12:40 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>
> I received a board in from Ebay that will convert about 10 volts to 30
> volts up to about 60 to 90 volts.  I was able to get about 95 volts out of
> the one I bought.
>
>
>
> It is almost like a DC transformer in that the higher the input voltage
> the less current it will take to produce the same high voltage out.
>
>
> I bought a couple of these DC buck converters a while ago too. In a drawer
> I found what may have been my first soldered kit. Check it out it's an Eico
> EC 700 Mystifier. Random blinking neon bulbs.
> http://retrowagon.org/wiki/index.php/Eico_EC_700
>
> Some NE2 neon bulbs, resistors and capacitors. Back in the day I powered
> it from a really long narrow 90 volt 'B' battery. They aren't manufactured
> anymore.
>
> These inexpensive buck converters are handy for powering Vacuum
> fluorescent display (VFDs) projects too.
>
>  - jeffa
>
>
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