1966 Mag: Build NE-2 Neon Bulb Computer - scan available

[jpero at sympatico.ca]

> On 7/28/07, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
> > You wrote:
> > > Then there were the "bulb savers"--small discs probably containing
> > > nothing more than a carbon resistor
> >
> >    I've seen products that match this description (in the US) that
> > contain a diode, which gets placed in series with the bulb.  They
> > work great if you like dim yellow light.
> 
> Dim, yellow, _flickering_ light.  ;-)
> 
> Sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s, my dad made a "light
> dimmer" that was just a metal project box, a diode (half-wave
> rectifier) and a toggle switch.  Flip the switch for full brightness,
> flip again for "dim".  It worked fine, for what it was, but the dim
> light wasn't that good to read by.
> 
> -ethan

Was moving into our current apartment years ago...
I was puzzled at a 2 bulb bathroom (typical kind), one was 
slightly dimmer than other and flickering like mad. (my eye can see 
30hz driving me nuts)  So I tool bulb out to check. aha the stick on 
diode disc. Yanked it. SOLVED.

ya'll should be concerned about keeping mercury and cadium out of 
landfills, tell your others and also we have  to take them to the 
hazardous disposal that your cities/towns offers. 

Cheers, Wizard