[Milsurplus] advanced neon bulb antenna input circuits?

[Jim Whartenby]

Hi Henry
It appears that Plain Jane neon bulbs are too slow to ionize and protect 
semiconductors from ESD.  The answer to the problem is neon's cousin, the Gas 
Discharge Tube (GDT).  Information can be found at:

http://www.ttiinc.com/docs/IO/6867/Bourns1.pdf

Jim


----- Original Message ----
From: Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk>
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; arc5 at mailman.qth.net; 
boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 2:29:19 AM
Subject: [Milsurplus] advanced neon bulb antenna input circuits?

I've been told that there are neon bulb protective antenna input circuits over 
and above just
placing a neon bulb across the input (albeit sometimes ground-returned in 
series with a variable resistor). Couldn't find these circuits in my Google 
search.
I'd appreciate pointers here.

Henry
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