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OilemFirchen

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15. It's handy to light a bulb if you're not close to the switch.

Reply to Archae (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 04:53 PM

Mar 10

Of course, the bulb will only continue to light while the coil is activated and pointed at it.

Otherwise, I dunno. One of the physics geeks should be along shortly...

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Anyone know what this is? [View all] Archae Mar 10 OP

Engraver? (nt) petronius Mar 10 #1

I don't think so. Archae Mar 10 #3

Electric arc engravers don't rotate Hermit-The-Prog Mar 10 #22

Self defense Bucky Mar 10 #2

Love things like this, Arne Mar 10 #4

Wood burning tool ? Karadeniz Mar 10 #5

GMTA...:) Wounded Bear Mar 10 #8

Wood burning tool? Wounded Bear Mar 10 #6

A better pic of the label might be helpful unblock Mar 10 #7

Can't get a decent picture of the label, it;s too small. Archae Mar 10 #12

Here we go: unblock Mar 10 #17

Thanks, but what do they mean by "holidays?" Archae Mar 10 #19

- unblock Mar 10 #21

Ooh right, I like the fire starter guess unblock Mar 10 #9

Tesla Coil OilemFirchen Mar 10 #10

What would it be used on? Archae Mar 10 #13

It's handy to light a bulb if you're not close to the switch. OilemFirchen Mar 10 #15

For testing Flux Capacitors Brother Buzz Mar 10 #16

good for testing neon tubes ... surrealAmerican Mar 10 #20

A soldering iron Goddessartist Mar 10 #11

A sex toy. nt doc03 Mar 10 #14

OK...just this once i wanna watch. ret5hd Mar 10 #18

I'm agreeing with post #11. It looks like a hand held soldering iron to me. Niagara Mar 10 #23

Some called it correctly: it's a hand-held Tesla coil for testing neon/argon lighting ZoltarSpeaks Mar 12 #24