Slayer driven neon-producing DC via resistor ?.

[tinman]

This is an effect i stumbled across about a year ago,and just revisiting it. Here i have a neon being driven via the slayers electric field,and then from the neon to a small AC cap(cap size not important)via a resistor on one leg. Seems some how that the resistor gives rise to an AC offset,so as we end up with an overall DC voltage in the cap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWnLBrDkTTc&list=UUsLiBC2cL5GsZGLcj2rm-4w

[MarkE]

With lots of RF around your meter could be reporting nonsense.  You should look at the capacitor with a scope.

[tinman]

With lots of RF around your meter could be reporting nonsense.  You should look at the capacitor with a scope.

Used the scope when i found this a year ago-same result. But what do you think the scope might show in way of trace Mark?

I will go make another video ,using the scope,and post it here asap.

[TinselKoala]

Used the scope when i found this a year ago-same result. But what do you think the scope might show in way of trace Mark?

I will go make another video ,using the scope,and post it here asap.

A little while ago you demonstrated that the NE-2 can act as a rectifier. Maybe that's what's happening here. If so I would expect that the maximum voltage you can get on the capacitor is going to be the neon's cut-off voltage, maybe 65 or 70 volts or so. Just guessing though.

[MarkE]

Used the scope when i found this a year ago-same result. But what do you think the scope might show in way of trace Mark?

I will go make another video ,using the scope,and post it here asap.

The scope will show whether or not you have a symmetrical waveform.  If the neon bulb is acting like a rectifier, even a very leaky rectifier, then the waveform will by asymmetric.