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Josh [ joshuabrandl@gmail.com ] Thursday, 24th April 2008 - 08:30:28 PM
Mike - What an amazing site! I've been looking at your site for several weeks now and keep finding something new. Very inspiring stuff here. I am just learning electronics and by learning I mean Ohm's law type learning - but many of your experiments are making want to hurry up and get through the book! Keep up the great work. Josh

Dave Owen (melter) [ davidowen65@hotmail.com ] Sunday, 16th March 2008 - 04:03:35 PM
Hi Mike. A fascinating site. Never knew there were so many different valves! Got to your site from a link left by Eileen on the TT forum.

Apollo Physics [ apollophysics@yahoo.com ] [ http://physics.freerovin.com/ ] Monday, 10th March 2008 - 10:28:24 PM
I liked your analog to digital Tube page so much I linked to it from my page. Apollo Physics http://physics.freerovin.com/

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Dr. Kamlander [ Dr.Kamlander@aon.at ] Thursday, 21st February 2008 - 09:48:21 AM
A shear pleasure to visit your site ! I am old enough to remember some of the radios and tubes etc. very sincerely yours Dr.Kamlander

David Fowler [ dfowler@uchobby.com ] [ http://www.uchobby.com ] Friday, 11th January 2008 - 03:39:27 PM
Mike, Great site! I very much enjoyed the recent article on the fake Dell power supply. I recently picked up some cheap "Apple" headsets, like the ones sold with IPods. They dont sound good and ultimatly fell apart in my ear. Often, you get what you pay for.

Lucien Nunes [ lucien.nunes@btopenworld.com ] Sunday, 6th January 2008 - 07:13:01 AM
Splendid stuff! the site and your enthusiasm really bring electricity to life.

Mike Ohlson de Fone [ mike.ohlsondefine@rbm.co.za ] Sunday, 6th January 2008 - 01:48:15 AM
what a brilliant Aladin's cave of a website. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of the world, Mike, Zuluand, RSA.

brendancoffey Wednesday, 2nd January 2008 - 12:59:36 PM
One of the most fascinating sites on the web

guerst [ aa@bb ] [ http://www.dccundip.netfast.org ] Tuesday, 1st January 2008 - 10:53:34 AM
thks for ur great site

wendy ajiartanto [ wendy_aji@TELKOM.NET ] [ http://www.000webhost.com/?id=14987 ] Tuesday, 1st January 2008 - 09:29:49 AM
can you help me to find HV diode because it hard to find in indonesia

wendy ajiartanto [ wendy_aji@TELKOM.NET ] [ http://http://www.000webhost.com/?id=14987 ] Tuesday, 1st January 2008 - 09:27:45 AM
HE.... could anybody help me to get HV diodw because it hard to find in indonesia

jr [ jr4412@googlemail.com ] Sunday, 30th December 2007 - 07:30:52 AM
my first visit -- blown away. very interesting, very anorak-ish, wonderful.

jr [ jr4412@googlemail.com ] Sunday, 30th December 2007 - 07:30:31 AM
my first visit -- blown away. very interesting, very anorak-ish, wonderful.

Randy King [ rjking@yahoo.com ] Tuesday, 25th December 2007 - 07:02:24 AM
I've been visiting here for years. Absolutely love the nostalgia of Nixie Tubes (have a single-digit clock with one) through the inventiveness of drying out thermal pane windows with an aquarium pump and dessicant. Awesome. Loving it from the midwest USA outside of Chicago.

Paul [ nospam@aol.com ] Monday, 17th December 2007 - 05:18:59 AM
G and M tools have geissler tubes for £30 ! Happy Christmas. http://www.gandmtools.co.uk/cat_branch.php?sub=38 Paul R.

Ken Durand [ uas_military_radio_doctor@comcast.net ] Wednesday, 5th December 2007 - 07:15:25 AM
Love it..Great, Great, Great....Yes, tune up the Geiger Counter !!!! I've got some VT-127's too...great looking little men !!! Ken..

Daniel Chapiesky [ dchapiesky@juno.com ] Monday, 12th November 2007 - 10:19:08 PM
I love your site... just one thing... about trying to identify mystery objects... Please tell me you own a gieger counter.... please...

sergey [ selevo@mail.ru ] Saturday, 3rd November 2007 - 05:59:54 AM

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"Marinov, S. The perpetuum mobile is discovered. Nature, vol, 317, 26 Sept. 1985, p.xii."

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Good site.
Anywhere has not found clause(article)...
" Marinov, S. The perpetuum mobile is discovered. Nature, vol, 317, 26 Sept. 1985, p.xii. "

On a site of Journal:
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There are all clauses(articles) except for this, help to find, if not it is difficult, thank.

Renato Aranha [ renato@aranhacampos.com.br ] Tuesday, 30th October 2007 - 04:28:03 PM
Thank you for the thrilling experience Mike!

Chris B [ fullrangechris@aol.com ] [ http://www.myspace.com/hoproblems ] Thursday, 25th October 2007 - 03:02:33 PM
Hey! Great site, love the vintage tube collection! Love your insight into electronics! Keep Buzzin!

wendy ajiartanto [ wendy_aji@telkom.net ] [ http://wendyaji.phpnet.us ] Wednesday, 24th October 2007 - 12:58:31 AM
he... thanks for your marx generator i think it so be easy to build he..... can you help me to generate High voltage generator with pulse output but in MHz i think it can solve my problem in my plasma reactor thks

Austin Bonner [ nooodlse1@gmail.com ] Sunday, 23rd September 2007 - 01:22:38 PM
With your Marx generators, you can kill corona loss by making the gaps closer together and putting the entire thing in transformer oil.

User [ - ] [ http://- ] Monday, 10th September 2007 - 04:29:59 AM
very good website. i like nixie valves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Graham Bartram [ graham@acidapple.com ] [ http://www.acidapple.com ] Thursday, 6th September 2007 - 07:12:48 AM
COOOl, loads of fun things to do and a superb article on making PCB's. Damn fine site Mike.

Hardy [ Hardy(at)scheidig(dot)de ] [ http://www.scheidig.de ] Sunday, 2nd September 2007 - 08:05:50 AM
Hi Mike, this is really a magnificent home page. A lot of grazy ideas. I'm also a fan of valves, geissler tubes and tesla coils. I'm going to send you an email, because I would like to exchange the links to our home pages.

Keenan Lake [ robotbuilder101@charter.net ] Friday, 31st August 2007 - 08:43:44 PM
Everyday I come across a site promising cool electronic stuff. It is usually a major load of rubbish. Once and a while I run across a Gem, and this is it! I love this site!

CDurrell [ galactichq@iprimus.com.au ] Wednesday, 29th August 2007 - 11:43:31 PM
Fabulous site for us oldtimers and stimulating to our grandchildren. I'm recommending it to our Amateur Radio Club. Perhaps you have a few early amayer picture/stories or goodness knows what you could come up with. Cheers Colin.

Dave Sargent [ pommedave@aapt.net.au ] Sunday, 19th August 2007 - 08:38:03 PM

HiMike,
Love the site, Found it after starting construction on a nikie clock of my own using russian made 1N14 nixie tubes and 44 high voltage transistors to switch each element on from 6 4017 decade counters.
The kit I am building was not my design, but was designed by David Whitby from Australia, email me if anyone would like the design or contact details for David Whitby.
The kit uses a low voltage supply rail ( 12volt ac/dc ) with a step up switch mode power supply for the nixies. As I have small children, I thought that this would be safer.More so as I intend to enclose the whole thing in a clear perspex case..
Anyway,
Love the site mike, Keep it up..
and don't let your hard work go down the tubes.....

Dave Sargent, Australia..

Steve Armstrong [ stevea1956@optusnet.com.au ] Saturday, 18th August 2007 - 08:43:47 PM

Hi, Great site, I just saw the receipe for making developer. (n the making PCB page). I think there is a decimal point missing in the Sodium Hydroxide measurement 400g in 1L is 10 molar, this much will not dissolve in 1L. It has to be 40.0g for a 1Molar concentration. This gives a 0.1 to 0.4 molar concentration when dissolved and about the correct conc. to bond with the Waterglass solution.
Keep up the good work. Steve

Craig B. [ cbsystems@buckeye-express.com ] Friday, 17th August 2007 - 08:47:42 PM

Fantastic site. I blame you for my feeling like crap at work yesterday... was about ready to go to bed, but looking for something on the web to alleviate boredom for a few minutes, then stayed up way late, transfixed by the vintage electronics, Tesla coils, etc. I've been tinkering with tube equipment since I was 12 years old, and currently work in IT, doing some telecom on the side. My first experience with a Tesla coil was when I was in school for electronics, and worked in the 'student resource center', where everyone came to check out the equipment and components they'd need. I noticed a small transistorized coil in a box, and hooked it up. I discovered it was great fun to keep it energized under the counter, with one hand on the electrode, and when an unsuspecting student came up to check something out, I'd hand them the pen to sign for it and watch them jump in surprise when a harmless spark would jump several inches to their hand. (good thing no one had a pacemaker I guess) Someday, perhaps I'll build one of these monsters after I buy a house, and if life graces me with the free time and inclination.

Thanks again for a great site.

bill clouser Tuesday, 7th August 2007 - 07:11:12 PM
Beautiful neon lamps! Beautiful website!

jo [ jj@as.com ] [ http://www.phone-sex-psychologist.com ] Friday, 29th June 2007 - 04:34:24 PM
Very cool site!

Ruffus [ carbeth_international@hotmail.com ] Thursday, 28th June 2007 - 04:09:32 PM
Did you ever consider experiment with Caduceus Coils? is thuth that this kind of coil levitate? and by the way violate every law of electromagnetics and Herzian wave theory???? Please, Enlight Us... Best Regards Ruffus

Steve Jr. [ Stevenarmen23@cs.com ] Friday, 1st June 2007 - 09:44:51 PM
Hey I think I burn't out my tesla coil can anyone post on here asap how I can tell if it's burnt out and what do to do ahhhhhhhhh.....it buzzing but good spark gap uhhh anyone know what the cuase is i can send picturers can someone help me out thanks?? .please help thank you Mike and all of you Tesla Researchers. my email does not work I'll be back here in a few thanks.

john g. Tuesday, 22nd May 2007 - 11:57:05 PM
WOW, blowing eproms has taken on a new meaning, think i'll stock to blowing low voltage 27128's .... i'd love to see a PC blown this was and taken back to PC World for a laugh 'i think it's dead sir ...' (no shi* !) lol :) great site - dont try this at home kids, you'll singe granny's hair off! Wiring up the cats tail is not recommended.

Dave [ dave.wenham@ntlworld.com ] Friday, 20th April 2007 - 01:59:45 AM
This is why I LOVE the internet. I know there's a load of crap out there and growing every day. But just occasionally I come across something like your 'testing and analysis of the cheap laptop power supply' article. Thanks Mike - I'll now check out the rest of your site.

David [ drudeforth@lakeimage.com ] [ http://www.lakeimage.co.uk ] Wednesday, 18th April 2007 - 09:16:21 AM
High speed cameras have come down in price. A small camera plugged into your laptop can do as much if not more than Mikes new toy (the Kodak EktaPro TR1000). You can get 1000fps at 800x600 less than a tenth of the price of the Kodak when new. Sorry if this sounds salesy, just thought you and your visitors might like to know, David (Lake Image Systems, and ex-Kodak)

Peter Mathes [ p.mathes@meilhaus.de ] [ http://www.meilhaus.com ] Monday, 2nd April 2007 - 05:52:20 AM
Hi, very nice Site simply and full of informativ and entertaining stuff.

Xhing Yong [ xhingyong@gmail.com ] [ http://www.grandspektra.com.my ] Tuesday, 20th March 2007 - 08:39:21 AM
Keep up the great work. Very resourceful.

J Daniher [ jdaniher@gmail.com ] Thursday, 15th March 2007 - 06:48:58 PM

I am sure that my son would love your page. Right now he is in Shriner's burn hospital in Cincinnati with his thumb sewn into his side with the hope of keeping it from being amputated. Something went wrong with his homemade "plasma cutter" made from a microwave transformer. Just a note to emphasize that this stuff can be very dangerous. Make sure that when you are expermenting that you know what you are doing and take every safety precaution and then some.

Riet [ http://www.zaadz.com ] Wednesday, 7th March 2007 - 12:47:33 AM
That stuff is amazing. Come and share your inspiration with us at zaadz. Zaadz is about: connect, grow, inspire, empower. www.zaadz.com

Paul Anderson [ paul.anderson@tesco.net ] Sunday, 4th March 2007 - 03:36:26 AM
Nutcase, totally but what a stunning site. No junk, flash shockwave or ony other fancy bloatware.

Lawrence [ richardson167@tiscali.co.uk ] Friday, 16th February 2007 - 02:18:08 PM
Thanks for the PCB build help, it has been really useful for making my first successful board. Cheers, Lawrence.

Michael Wednesday, 7th February 2007 - 06:22:36 PM
I love the high-speed camera hacking project. You are invincible!

JP Murphy [ usluvit@yahoo.com ] Saturday, 27th January 2007 - 08:53:05 PM
This was fun! Very nostalgic trip back to my radar vans...

Don Law Friday, 12th January 2007 - 07:25:58 PM
I'm in awe. Thanks so much for this site! I too collect old electric stuff and tinker with it. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll get in touch.

karl grabe [ http://www.karlgrabe.com ] Tuesday, 9th January 2007 - 01:34:56 PM
excellent - went here after the elektor article on the nixie clock. great project! karl

Stephen Zavodny [ steve@jandsresearch.com ] Tuesday, 9th January 2007 - 05:36:37 AM

I like your site! I have started building my first Marx generator, and your information was valuable for my effort. I am also working on a high power switched supply for between 800 to 8000J at 15kV DC using a "home brew" triggered spark gap. If you are interested, I'll send you info as I work on that project.

One comment, in your photodetector section you state that photomultipliers have been replaced with semicinductor devices. In many cases that is true, however, there are many scientific applications that still require the ultra-high sensativity and low noise that a good, shielded photomultiplier tube provides. This is especially true when trying to detect a single photon from a nuclear event

Matthew Abshier [ viper77707@hotmail.com ] Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 - 03:47:13 PM
hey this is the best website i have ever been to.just 1 thing though...i would love some new updates:)if u even give a crap enough to read it :P

Dean [ doc526@yahoo.com ] Thursday, 21st December 2006 - 11:09:05 AM
I had downloaded your Nixie schematic about a year ago. After coming across some free nixies (they were in a meter getting thrown out)I finally built my clock and it works great! Just wanted to say thanks! DEAN

Matt Anderson [ mattcanderson1@juno.com ] [ http://mattcanderson.com ] Monday, 18th December 2006 - 01:06:44 PM
Mike, Your Big Lazer is too cool! I hope you don't wear an eye patch :) Cheers, M

Michael L. Klein [ trooperklein@hotmail.com ] Saturday, 16th December 2006 - 09:23:28 AM
It is nice to see someone who shares an interest in the old equipment. It is also a shame that nobody uses them anymore. Like the old saying goes, if it aint broke, don't fix it! Keep up the good work!

Popopkiller [ popopkiller@hotmail.com ] Sunday, 3rd December 2006 - 10:31:43 AM

I am 21 and really impressed by all this stuff !

When young I used to watch "Mac Gyver" on TV, but people like you guys makes me want to be in the game too.
Since I am french it will be difficult to join you...

Still your website is great and with good pics !
I'm wondering how you did manage to survive this all, but it is very cool to share it all over the world.

You guys are nuts and THAT is cool !
Keep on coiling !!!

Tom [ grittysoap@hotmail.com ] Tuesday, 28th November 2006 - 10:27:07 PM
Colossal site man!

Steve jr [ stevenarmen23@cs.com ] Wednesday, 8th November 2006 - 09:00:25 PM
I like your site alot, can you give me some info about how to make a tesla coil as big as yours?I was wondering about one like out doors if possible like 40 feet high.cool site it give thanks to us technology researchers!!!!

Edward Papson [ etpapson@aol.com ] Monday, 6th November 2006 - 09:06:41 PM
11/07/06 Wow! i sent a link to your page to several friends. As someone that spent my early years playing with spark coils,neon transformers and other Tesla related stuff, your page was an instant transport to my younger fun days. Thank you!

bryan [ bryan.lockey@tesco.net ] Thursday, 2nd November 2006 - 12:00:44 PM

Begging your pardon, but I thought that my earlier email re type numbers/unknowns might be seen by more readers if I copied it to this page.

Hi, re your "unknowns" E1824, E2760, E1841, E3375, VX numbers and Barreter 306.

I worked at GEC/MO-Valve between 1955 and 1961, on a technical apprenticeship, covering all types of valves.
The E series were experimental (or pre-production) type numbers for new valves, which morphed into A series numbers when they were viable, such as the E1834 becoming the A1834, a regulator double-triode like the 6080.
The E1824 is a disc-seal transmitting tetrode, probably in the UHF range. The heater/cathode/grid1 connections look about the same size as the DET24 triode's, which was good for 1000Mhz. (Much smaller co-ax structures were neccessary for any higher frequency). Perhaps a driver/tripler for linear 4CX150/250'S?
The E2760 looks remarkably like a DET24. The "late" numbering (for example the A2293 triode was in production in 1956 for computers(!)--perhaps for Leo, at Joe Lyons, just around the corner at Brook Green) makes me think it was a development, perhaps for ruggedness.
The E1841 beats me, I only saw B7G,B9A, Octal, B4 and numerous wire ended types on the vacuum pumps, but not the Loctal or B9G. I guess that it's a frequency-changer type of EF50/WW2 vintage. That means it would be an X-- in MO-V terminology.
The CV10813 looks like the single triode version of a D77/CV140. There were other CV versions, I don't think there ever was a civilian version.
The E3375 is a pentode/beam-tetrode line-output type valve, on the lines of the PL360, but might be the 6.3 heater version, like the EL360.

The 119 magnetron is obviously Russian--bet you knew that!

The VX Series numbers were late 1950's government contract numbers for development work. I think VX3--- was for GEC/MOV and VX9--- was for Mullard

The barreter 306 was for 1955 GEC's tvs using series-ed 0.3amp heaters. It provided the potential drop to absorb the difference between the total series heater voltage and the mains. Because of its temperature/resistance co-efficient it "slugged" the switch-on surge and increased the life of the valve heaters. Unfortunately, by so doing, it itself died from surge burn-out. The guarantee was 90 days. They invariably died on the 92nd.! Their useful side effect was when the mains voltage dropped well below 240v-common in the 50's-the valves still had the correct heater power, and our TV would be the only one working in the street! Albeit with a reduced picture size.

AEI CV165 crystal diode : microwave detector diode is all I know!

Incidentally, my colleague Mike Forsyth and I "invented" the TT21 series transmitting valves which are based on the KT88 audio beam tetrode. We were ardent amateur radio geeks in those days, and the 807 was an icon, but low-ish in power. 150w was the governments limit. The 813 was far too big. The GEC equivalent 807 was the KT8C, a puny 1930's job. We realised the KT88's internal capacitances were quite low, and we persuaded the girls on the production line for the U19 rectifier (a top-cap anode job with a similar glass envelope) to put through 6 KT88s with a top-cap anode wire. It only "cost" us two nights each at Hammersmith Odeon, and as desirable 18yr. olds, was rather well worth it!). We approached the company station G3--- guys with these 6 for advice, and before we knew it, it was up, up and away. Thanks, Pat Cundy, and George Jessop.

Regards,

Bryan Lockey.

PS The KB/ numbering triggers vague memories. Z was GEC/MOV, any following letter denoted the factory--but there were only Brook Green and Wembley by 1958. D was for Mullard at Mitcham, and a similar regime followed. Certainly Blackburn was still operating in 1958, but other details have escaped me.

bryan [ bryan.lockey@tesco.net ] Thursday, 2nd November 2006 - 11:51:29 AM

Yo---oh! Tesla coils etc. We used these devices in the GEC/MOV valve/tube factories (1955) to check vacuum in the valves we made. They were in home-made boxes, ie not bought in products, with a protruding flat metal strip about 3inches long . To its pointed end, one offered up the dodgy valve, and, lo, and behold, it lit up different colours depending on the faulty processing causing various gases to foul the vacuum. Then we had to track down the contaminant in the components, or (usually) the duff vacuum pump. (We could get vacuum down to 10to the -5 mmHg with a good set of Edwards oil pumps,(pulsometers, then evaps) and better than 10to the-7mmHg with a mercury vapour set. I'm still alive at 67, despite 6 years in a mercury-heavy atmosphere!

I do remember those glowing vapours on the Tesla! (I had a s**t vacuum/glass mechanic for a while. But he was bloody good with the high speed grid winding machines.)

We churned out CV138-CV4014-Z77/EF91-6AM6s at 1 every 7 seconds, at 2% loss. 24 hours a day. All year. At 3% loss you were deep in the s***t, as that was the break even point

bryan [ bryan.lockey@tesco.net ] Thursday, 2nd November 2006 - 08:33:59 AM
I'm sure your "small thyratron" GXU50 is a mere Xenon gas version of the old GU50 mercury vapour rectifier. MOV/GEC type numbers used U for rectifiers, G for gas, and X for xenon. But, a fantastic site, I'm back in the 50's! That's when I worked at MOV for 5 years. Thanks, Bryan

Piemant [ http://www.webtronic.it ] Friday, 27th October 2006 - 01:04:29 AM
Your site is very interesting. Thank you for this detailed archive.

Rob K Stefaniuk E.E.T. [ rstefani@ualberta.ca ] Thursday, 26th October 2006 - 01:21:58 PM
Great site! I love all the old hardware. Much of it reminds me of the things older relatives, in various technical vocations, used to bring for me to play when I was a child. Likely why I'm in the same field today. It's nice to see so many others enjoying this as well. Thanks for your efforts to make this history and nostalgia available to everyone. rks Edmonton AB Canada

Alex Thursday, 26th October 2006 - 11:21:34 AM
Very interestig, looks like some kind of electronic museum

John Greene [ johnATfleenDOTorg ] [ http://fleen.org ] Tuesday, 24th October 2006 - 09:54:58 PM
hah hha hahahahahaha that's GEORGEOUS! you rock!

Peter Jago [ pjago@rogers.com ] Monday, 16th October 2006 - 12:07:57 PM

Looking at the various valves/tubes you have in your 'Electric Stuff', my memories go way back. Many of the items you show I have had and used.

The first radio I ever built was "The Yuletide Two" (with parts filched from my father's 'Radio Room'(He had a Constructor's Licence in the very early days when one read the newspaper by the light from 'Bright Emitters').
This led to building a series of radios and damaging my bedroom furniture with acid spilt from accumulators. All this when I should have been doing my homework.
I remember the PM2DX was my favourite valve in those days.
Some time later, I recall 'drooling' over the Mazda Ediswan catalogue wondering if I would ever be able to save up the 81 shillings the ZA1 Acorn triode cost.(Never did,I removed pin bases from triodes to get short leads to make VHF oscillators).
Now over 20 years into retired from a life in Electronics-- From Army Service( No.1 Set onwards ), Electronics Research, Equipment & Systems Development to Marketing and Management. Involving Radio,Radar and EW (D.C. to 35 GHz).
Still have my Amateur licence and gear but the computer has taken over much of my time by stealth!.

Thanks, Mike, for stimulating the memories.

Peter Jago [ pjago@rogers.com ] Monday, 16th October 2006 - 12:06:19 PM

John Corrigan [ t.corrigan1@ntlworld.com ] Thursday, 12th October 2006 - 01:52:50 AM
firstly, many thanks for an informative site. Just a small question re the uv light box in the pcb section- would quartz glass be more suitable as ordinary glass is opaque to light at uv frequencies? All the best! John

Virilius Tuesday, 10th October 2006 - 05:58:11 PM
You should investagate the "phantom ground effect" I have witnessed it myself and your brain just goes WTF this shouldnt exist. its awesome.

New-ish to EEPROM Tuesday, 10th October 2006 - 06:37:07 AM
Hello there, I am only about half way through the site, and I must say, this site has really made my day :)

Ian Douglass [ icd@cybersolver.com ] Friday, 6th October 2006 - 11:38:01 AM
Dear Mike You are undeniably certifiable .. but I love it. Very well done. Kind regards - Ian

Andy Jarvis [ aw.jarvis@gmail.com ] Wednesday, 4th October 2006 - 02:42:16 AM
Hi Mike, I loved browsing your site, thanks for putting it up. Great fun! You have my sympathies if the sample nutcase emails, Nigerian scams and other communications from generally bizarre or befuddled folk are indicative of a high junk email rate! All the best and keep up the good work! Andy Jarvis, Vantaa Finland

anus [ poop@hotmail.com ] Wednesday, 27th September 2006 - 07:38:31 AM
touch pee pee

adam [ http://www.radiohobby.eu ] Thursday, 14th September 2006 - 04:23:37 PM
Great site, keep up the good work! www.radiohobby.eu

A Science Portal. Cutting edge science. [ submithereuk@yahoo.co.uk ] [ http://www.ascienceportal.com/ ] Monday, 28th August 2006 - 10:27:19 AM

A Science Portal. Ideal for Science Projects. Links to cutting edge science related web sites. Cutting edge science. Research and breakthroughs using State of the Art and discovery's of new sciences, physics, cosmology, the Universe, power sources, control units, memory devices, displays, portable computers, nanotechnology, organic, biological, medical, neurology, mobile, portable, WAP, G3, electronic, etc. Earth science, engineering and bandwidth solutions. Robotics, gadgets, chemical and telecommunications. Social, psychology and politics. A look at the future?

Roy Yates [ roy@rytek.co.uk ] Saturday, 26th August 2006 - 12:43:05 PM

What a fantastic and interesting site, extremly informative and easy to read, came to it looking for home built (better) PCB's and taken on board a lot of the suggestions, and now achieving quality I only used to get with professionaly produced boards.
I've spent hours reading your articles,all very interesting and informative ... and that dripping water 'video' .... absolutely brilliant.
Keep up the good work, I will be a regular re-visitor.

wayne strattman [ wstrattm@interserv.com ] [ http://strattman.com ] Friday, 18th August 2006 - 09:18:08 AM
loved your site. I thought you might like to see the high voltage/lighting we make. see www.strattman.com I'm actually traveling to the UK today to teach a course in some of it

Matthew [ no spam ] [ http://www.junkroom.freeserve.co.uk/ ] Wednesday, 19th July 2006 - 10:20:35 AM
Cool site, a couple of places you might need though... http://www.warningsigngenerator.com/ http://www.warninglabelgenerator.com/ Make your own warning labels

Simon Purser [ purser@arc.net.au ] Friday, 14th July 2006 - 06:06:43 AM

Re your sharplan laser. I'm an Ear nose and throat surgeon in Melbourne. We use Sharplan CO2 lasers for laryngeal surgery, attached to a binocular operating microscope. If you take the objective lens off the microscope it can work as a telescope. One day in the operating theatre we had a fly on the ceiling we couldn't catch. Surgeons don't like flies. Yours truly aimed the laser "telescope" from about 15 feet. One 0.1 sec zap after sighting with the red-dot (He-Ne) aiming beam and down it came, smoking and buzzing all the way. Shot clean through the thorax. Regular surgery isn't half so much fun!

Matt Blodgett [ theblodge@mymacmail.com ] Saturday, 1st July 2006 - 08:43:17 AM

Awesome site, I haven't had a chance to look at it all, but I noticed with the Destruct-o-tron you're using 100? resistors to limit the current draw when charging. Have you considered replacing them with inductors? That would limit the current just as well and they shouldn't heat up. While I know efficiency isn't much of a consideration in these projects (if it were we wouldn't build them) those resistors are wasting a ton of power.

Ed Watts (Ironic surname) [ Ed_Watts@verizon.net ] Wednesday, 28th June 2006 - 01:07:44 PM

Some sort of high-speed recording of light output (versus time, obviously) of the "Exploding Guitar String" experiment would be quite interesting. The video appears to show a very quickly rising, extremely bright peak followed by a reduction in brilliance to a fairly low level. This then seems to give way to another lower peak with a slower rise time and a [relatively] long decrease to ambient. It is difficult to tell exactly what is happening early on due to the limited dynamic range of the camera, but it should be a relatively simple exercise to set up some sort of logarithmic photometric device and capture the output digitally or with a fast chart recorder.

This, as you probably know, is the signature of the flash from a nuclear blast -- depending upon the exact characteristics of the event with regard to brightness over time. If the flash could be properly produced to duplicate a nuclear event, it would be handy for calibrating bhangmeters and such.

73

Ed Watts KI6DCB

Robert Brody [ rbrody@mail.com ] Monday, 12th June 2006 - 02:44:13 PM
I have the casio pc-unite that you have analysed, but I have lost the CD rom and need to install it on a new computer. Do you know where I might be able eto get the CD from?

David Gustafik [ daqq@zoznam.sk ] [ http://daqq.ic.cz ] Monday, 5th June 2006 - 12:49:37 PM
A great page! I found a lot of resources here for building a nixie clock of my own...And those vintage valves! OMG! I love ancient technology.

Julian [ dccddirect@hotmail.com ] Sunday, 21st May 2006 - 07:17:45 AM
Found this site after looking up about decorative neon lamps and got side tracked into the tesla coils and nixie clocks :D Hopefully try and make one (nixie clock that is, probably would kill myself with the tesla coil!) Wow if only I knew more about electronics! Will be checking back for any updates! Information was very useful! Nice one Mike!

Andrew Tracey [ moneybags@bellsouth.net ] Saturday, 20th May 2006 - 02:23:50 AM
I love your page!! That 'Big Scary Laser' warning sticker is FRIGGIN' AWESOME!! That's hilarious! I'm stealing that and using that for my desktop background! Can I have your permission to post that all over the web instead of just linking to it since it's got your website address in it (of course I'll leave that there)??

John Berry [ John.Berry34@ntlworld.com ] Sunday, 7th May 2006 - 07:40:04 AM
I had almost forgotten about surfing the web untill i found this site,it is truley awsome, i cant keep off the site, i am versant with electronics and work for the yeb mostley at small substations, my new project is to build a tesla coil.

fred [ fbreton@ne.rr.com ] Monday, 1st May 2006 - 05:16:27 PM
the " Dekatron" style tube for counting. I retired 3 years ago and my late compna was using an electronic tester made in the late '50 that used one of these tubes and it was still in daily use! I designed a current version of the tester function that was many times more accurate and reliable BUT no one would use it as it was TOO modern.

Bill Cunliffe [ William.cunliffe@sympatico.ca ] Friday, 14th April 2006 - 09:08:02 AM
This is an Awsome Site , in the true sense of the word.

Bill Cunliffe [ William.cunliffe@sympatico.ca ] Friday, 14th April 2006 - 09:07:29 AM
This is an Awsome Site , in the true sense of the word.

Alex Procup [ ic_eng@yahoo ] Thursday, 13th April 2006 - 11:08:20 PM
Much thanks for letting me vicariously play with a CO2 burning toy.

Syridian [ s@syridian.com ] [ http://syridian.com ] Sunday, 2nd April 2006 - 09:29:00 PM
Mike, Love the webpage... Fantastic stuff. I would love to read more about the science involved, as in what causes the effects we are seeing in your photo's. How your devices work, well, the basics... No need to provide plans so people can electrocute themselves, but just the basic science involved. Anyway, keep up the great work. Syridian.

El Miguel Sunday, 19th March 2006 - 03:42:43 PM
Mike I have seen your presentation at DorkFest. Amazing. Keep the Volts coming. Michael

Graeme@boincuk.com [ graememurphy@tiscali.co.uk ] [ http://www.boincuk.com ] Sunday, 19th March 2006 - 02:04:24 AM
It has been two years since my last visit. Was well worth coming back for another look. Going to promote your site in my team forum. Keep up the good work Mike. Kind Regards, Graeme.

Graeme@boincuk.com [ graememurphy@tiscali.co.uk ] [ http://www.boincuk.com ] Sunday, 19th March 2006 - 02:04:05 AM
It has been two years since my last visit. Was well worth coming back for another look. Going to promote your site in my team forum. Keep up the good work Mike. Kind Regards, Graeme.

bob [ bobatcpu@hotmail.com ] Saturday, 18th March 2006 - 08:44:47 PM
EXCELLENT WEB SITE MY INTRESTS ARE HAWAIIAN MUSIC,DANCING, READING ALL ABOUT TECHNICAL THINGS LIKE YOUR SITE. I AM RETIRED NOW FROM ENGINEERING BUT STILL INVENT NEW THINGS FOR MY OWN USE. I HELP KIDS AND MY OWN SONS ON SCIENCE PROJECTS THEY HAD EXCELLENT GRADES. MAHALO ALOHA (THANKS ALOHA BOB)

Capt. Marek Chaves [ chaves@vsnl.com ] Sunday, 12th March 2006 - 08:34:15 AM
It's bit too early to commenting on your site, but, I've had a great nostalgic "first time" today. Sure will be spending a lot more time browsing thru the great contents!

Dan Hilliker [ matt1998@mts.net ] Tuesday, 28th February 2006 - 08:22:26 PM
Incredible site! I've been hooked on it for some time now. Especially liked the mercury arc rectifier section as I live in a province where the majority of the mains power was until recently through these contraptions. We have two HVDC dipoles running north-to-south that supply most of the province. Keep up the good work. Dan Hilliker, Winnipeg Manitoba, CANADA

Vladimir Aga [ plasma_aga@niigrp.ryazan.ru ] [ http://eng.plasma.com.ru ] Sunday, 26th February 2006 - 08:19:54 AM
let me to introduce you to our R&D company. since 1956 we develope and manufacture different thyratrons and spark gaps(triggered and untriggered). our next main product line is also OEM gas lasers of all types. interested people are invited to visit our web-site or contact me directly. your sincerely Vladimir Aga, Sales director

Boo Long Thursday, 19th January 2006 - 06:28:12 PM
Absolutely my favourite site of the moment. I feel nostalgic warmth for the 'nixie' tubes, a vague fear and respect for the likes of the tramline rectifiers, and the tesla coil stuff had me chortling aloud to the screen! Marvellous work.

Colin [ galactchq@iprimus.com.au ] Monday, 9th January 2006 - 01:44:14 PM
I'm back for a third search thru. I find your site great. A lot of work and joy. Thank you.

Bob McCown AB0OD [ bmccown@cox.net ] Tuesday, 27th December 2005 - 08:35:14 PM
Fascinating site! Great research, great graphics! Harkens back to the mid 60's when I was learning electronics.

naich [ naich@hotmail.com ] Monday, 5th December 2005 - 02:42:51 PM
Hello! UNBELIEVEABAL Website, Thank you!!!

Robert Clark [ robert@rsdmedia.com ] Monday, 5th December 2005 - 01:57:59 PM
Dear Mike, Fantastic site! Like many contributors I've spent hours looking at it and still haven't seen everything! Love the Nixies! For anyone interested in the neon flower lamps; lamps of this type are sold by Habitat, at £5 each. I think they do two types (at least I have bought 2 types) with standard ES fittings. Best wishes. Robert.

Robert Clark [ robert@rsdmedia.com ] Monday, 5th December 2005 - 01:57:31 PM
Dear Mike, Fantastic site! Like many contributors I've spent hours looking at it and still haven't seen everything! Love the Nixies! For anyone interested in the neon flower lamps; lamps of this type are sold by Habitat, at £5 each. I think they do two types (at least I have bought 2 types) with standard ES fittings. Best wishes. Robert.

Rob Slater [ rfsnew@waitrose.com ] Saturday, 26th November 2005 - 07:08:23 AM
I don't know whether to curse you or congratulate you. I have just spent HOURS wandering around the site. Still haven't finished the decorating, and the wife's arriving home soon. Absolutely fascinating. Carry on please. Rob S

crustypaul [ info@circuitbenders.co.uk ] [ http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk ] Wednesday, 23rd November 2005 - 06:47:59 PM
Sir, you are a godlike genius, i stand in awe and hope to destroy many things of my own in a lethal and spectacular manner in the future :) I put up a link on my website.

Willy Bloch [ vk4hb@yahoo.com ] Monday, 14th November 2005 - 02:12:12 PM
Wow Nixie Tubes! Thanks for bringing back wonderful memories when electronics had some magic fascination.

Iain Monday, 14th November 2005 - 02:58:12 AM
Excellent, MAD web site. I am desperate to see the conclusion of the high-speed video project!

vassil [ v.logator@mbox.bol.bg ] Thursday, 10th November 2005 - 08:36:40 AM
all the best!

Graeme Tuesday, 8th November 2005 - 04:22:19 AM
Hi Mike, Thanks for an excellent site. Very well done, so good to see an incredible and truly necessary trip through electronic history. Just feel sorry for anybody who wasn't pre 1965?...Silicon Revolution..hmm! Thanks for the care on the site. Graeme

Steven Thursday, 3rd November 2005 - 06:40:52 PM
I've been interested in nixies (didn't know they wre called that)since I saw some as a display in a bomb in a movie. I can't remember What the movie was but it was set in the 20's or 30's and about some superhero. Needless to say I found the sections relating to display valves very cool. Some of the clocks are incredible.

Dave [ Dave.Buck@ntlworld.com ] Sunday, 30th October 2005 - 04:54:20 AM
Mike came across your site while trying to make a decent PCB - as you say transfer method no good for file lines (80pin PIC’s), your article is excellent. Got stuck on the site for hours it superb read, many thanks.

Adrian Gardiner [ adrian@cgaudio.co.uk ] Thursday, 27th October 2005 - 05:42:01 AM
Fantastic web site! All the things that we engineers want to do but don't have the time or resources.

uski Tuesday, 25th October 2005 - 08:24:59 AM
I simply LOVE this website. I have spent many hours reading it over and over again, and each time I learn something. What a good website, Mike ! Thanks a lot !

dave Monday, 10th October 2005 - 01:01:03 PM
outstanding site,been stuck here for hours,many thanks

sam Thursday, 6th October 2005 - 01:08:19 PM
dude, the wolf on the nixie cable box page is furry. as in fur porn. as in sexualized anthropomorphic characters. nice. and by nice i mean JESUS

Larry Langrill [ larry.langrill@midmichigan.org ] Tuesday, 4th October 2005 - 04:18:36 AM
Fantastic collection and pictures. Thanks for making it available. I hope it grows to even greater things!

Ramon Vargas-Patron [ rvargas@inictel.gob.pe ] [ http://http://cidtel.inictel.gob.pe/cidtel/contenido/Publicaciones.php?page=rvargas ] Wednesday, 21st September 2005 - 01:32:30 PM

Hello Mike,

I am gladly impressed about you work. I want to express my thankfulness for the old books on discharge lamps and glow lamps posted at your site. The NE-2 and NE-51 Neon lamps were of the first to captivate me when at age 15. I quickly learned how to construct a relaxation oscillator and that any crack on the glass envelope would let the gas escape, rendering the lamp useless.

I am an electronics engineer and have always liked to play with electronic devices. My age is 52 :-)

You may want to visit the Yahoo groups:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lost_technology/

and

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homebrewtransistorradios/

Again, thank you for your top-quality work.

Best regards,

Ramon Vargas-Patron

Lima-Peru, South America

Mike Gilchrist [ gilchrist.mike@gmail.com ] [ http://artists.cpu.ie/bands/291/ ] Wednesday, 31st August 2005 - 04:51:53 PM
Amazing Stuff. I would love to use some footage for a music video. Tune is called 'Pendulum'. Can be listened to from the above link. Take it easy Mike

Webmaestro [ http://www.metropolis5000.com ] Saturday, 27th August 2005 - 12:07:23 AM
Hi Mike! Very nice and useful website. Please visit my website!!! :)

celio [ celiohermoso@gmail.com ] Thursday, 25th August 2005 - 11:19:03 AM
"Cara"... Seu sitio é muito legal coisa de maluco

celio [ celiohermoso@gmail.com ] Thursday, 25th August 2005 - 11:18:53 AM
"Cara"... Seu sitio é muito legal coisa de maluco

Mike [ mikelh304@hotmail.com ] Tuesday, 23rd August 2005 - 11:44:27 AM
Hi, I just read up on your ball bearing motor, you say theres no practical use for it. I was thinking thou in the world of nano technology, it might have a use, or even in medical areas where theres no need for loads of power. Mike

Raul Habesch [ raul@polygonus.com ] Thursday, 18th August 2005 - 11:29:32 AM
Mike, congratulations for your site!

Paul Wednesday, 3rd August 2005 - 10:18:42 AM
good site.

Brian [ STEMSON@TINTERNET COM ] Monday, 25th July 2005 - 02:15:19 PM

BRILLANT, I REMEMBER THE MERCURY ARC RECTIFIERS WHEN I USE TO WORK ON THE UNDERGROUND IN THE 70'S.
THAT GLOWW AT NIGHT WAS SPOOKY IN THE SUBSTATION WITH LIGHTS OUT. THE CRACKLE AND POP AS THEY SUPPLIED 2000+A FOR THE TRAINS TO START.

I ALSO WENT EXPLORING THE TUBE TUNNELS WHEN WORK WAS CANCELLED, GOT LOST AT OXFORD CIRCUS !ONE NIGHT AND MY TILLEY LAMP FAILED JUST HAD A LITTLE POCKET TORCH.
ANOTHER NIGHT WORKED AT MORNINGTON CRESECENT TOP STN WAS ALL LOCKED UP, SO WALKED TO CAMDEN, MISSSSED IT ENDED UP IN KENTISH TOWN STATION. OH WHAT FUN.

Radu [ mail@neodymiummagnets.info ] [ http://neodymiummagnets.info ] Friday, 15th July 2005 - 06:11:10 PM
Hello Mike Great site on all the "electric stuff"! Very useful for everyone to learn on electromagnetism... Thanks and best wishes to you.

James Morris Jr. [ jimmyneon@centurytel.net ] [ http://www.jimmyneon.com ] Tuesday, 12th July 2005 - 02:21:48 PM

I work in gasious tube illumination: neon. But my father was a University Scientific Glassblower. (Northwestern U.) I happened onto this site because of the mercury rectifiers - my father got out of the second world war because he knew how to make those things. He still had quarts of mercury sitting around in the 60's. I remember him dropping a big bottle all over his lab's floor: all he did was ask me to step outside as he swept it up, He died of prostate cancer at 79 so I guess the mercury wasn't that big a deal (some people break it down more easily than others.)

TAC [ tac.1@seznam.cz ] [ http://www.lasery.org ] Saturday, 2nd July 2005 - 01:15:14 PM
Hi I have problem,i have ion laser tube 6w and i have not PSU... PSU 60A !!! can you help me ? (schematic or plans) Is it laser Oasis from American laser - laser innovations Thanks Milan

John [ johnhirst@britpost.com ] Tuesday, 14th June 2005 - 08:06:33 AM

What a cracking site! (or should that be crackling site)

I was never into high voltages (they tend to bite) but I did a bit with high current in my teens. I built a rig for fireing-off high currents through two earth probes - to see what effect it had on the telluric currents. It consisted of a bank of 200,000uF capacitors (10 to start with but I added more as they became available). I build a massive contactor to 'fire' the bank to earth. I remember there used to be a substancial thump as the thing fired. Got knows what the peak current was and God knows what it did for the moles in the area. It must have given them a frying!

In my teens, I saw a sci-fi film where a scientist gets a parts catalogue and builds an 'Interosseter'. I really wanted one! I dare say that if anyone has one of these then Mike's the man!

keep up the good work Mike
Regards
John

John [ johnhirst@britpost.com ] Tuesday, 14th June 2005 - 08:06:00 AM

michael sabel [ michaelsabel@tiscali.co.uk ] Thursday, 9th June 2005 - 02:39:27 PM
Really tremendous site--terrific effort and very much hard work has gone into making it so interesting and illuminatng! Mike Sabel

Paolo "paolone" Falasca [ paolo.falasca@studenti.ing.unipi.it ] Tuesday, 7th June 2005 - 02:48:50 AM
Great Job Bros! Beatiful Collection!

Dennis [ kg4rul@comcast.net ] Saturday, 4th June 2005 - 04:07:08 AM
Nixies! What great gadgets!

Cliff [ toodameasy@yahoo.com ] Thursday, 2nd June 2005 - 08:15:29 PM

Great Site,
Been into current since old enough to plug hairpin in elec outlet just for the hell of it. blowing fuse and burning the old finger tips, I've just been amazed.
Can not wear a wind up watch,must be the current in me or just being around it.
Been auto mechnic all of my life and have been pulling plug wires off running engines for a long time usally with insultated pliers,Ran into a serious high voltage-amperage on 99 Buick. Pulled wire off coil with pliers. A serious blue spider web of juice danced all over the hand. i believe it packs somewhere in the range of 75kv-100kv and 10 amps for the kick.
Like to send pics but the old heart might not tale it, another word it packs a hell of a punch !!!
Car uses Gm-AC-Delco distributer less ignition.
Just started tearing hard drives apart for the magnets and am playing w/them.Haven't desinged anything yet but if something interesting comes up I'll drop you a line.
Later,Cliff
TooDamEasy

Art Hicks [ ahicksii@aol.com ] Thursday, 2nd June 2005 - 03:42:56 PM
As a vacuum tube collector and general techno-enthusiast, I really enjoyed visiting your site. Thanks for sharing the photos and info, Art Hicks San Jose, CA, USA

Josh [ alladin4@volny.cz ] [ http://www.praguediscounthotels.co.uk ] Thursday, 2nd June 2005 - 05:30:57 AM
Very nice site. Especially great for those of us who only know enough to keep our tongues out of lite sockets :o)!

Aneta [ marthy@volny.cz ] [ http://www.booklimo.co.uk ] Thursday, 2nd June 2005 - 05:12:48 AM
Very interesting website. Keep the good work up

andy [ mm0mgb@btinternet.com ] Saturday, 28th May 2005 - 04:45:53 AM
Brilliant site. Built your clock design having had the nixies in a box since early eighties!!!!

Barry King [ barry@king4130.fsnet.co.uk ] Wednesday, 25th May 2005 - 11:00:58 AM
First class site. It`s a site that I read over and over again,for it`s interest, and knowledge. Barry

Tony Prowse [ tonyprowse@paradise.net.nz ] Saturday, 14th May 2005 - 10:22:55 PM
Great stuff Thank you //

Robert L. Nuckolls III [ bob.nuckolls@cox.net ] [ http://aeroelectric.com ] Thursday, 5th May 2005 - 06:00:02 PM
An amazing piece of work. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of world's electro-nerds. I've got boxes full of vintage components that will someday be featured in a similar effort on my website. You have set the bar very high for others who would offer quality educational reference materials on the 'net. I am pleased to have discovered your exemplary effort on our behalf. Bob . . .

john magnus [ mugumagnus@yahoo.cm ] Tuesday, 3rd May 2005 - 08:12:27 AM
very lovely site!

john magnus [ mugumagnus@yahoo.cm ] Tuesday, 3rd May 2005 - 08:11:08 AM
very lovely site!

Tim Saturday, 23rd April 2005 - 06:46:37 AM
kool

Kevin [ kpkilburn [at] yahoo.com ] Tuesday, 22nd March 2005 - 04:17:33 PM

Neat site! I happened upon the site and noticed the rectifiers. My father had a movie theater back in 1977 and used the old 1950s era equipment. The projectors used carbon arcs (copper coated carbon rods) to produce the light for projection. They were 24 volts, but at high current -- sort of like an arc welder.

What we called "rectifiers" were boxes behind the projectors that had 3 or 4 of the gas filled Tungar rectifiers in them. One failed and I remember the odd noise it made -- sort of like something off of a Frankenstein movie!

Alan warren [ Donwan@hotmail.net ] Monday, 21st March 2005 - 03:06:18 PM

Nice collection relly like the Mercury Rectifiers never seen nothing like them. Im thinking of Crafting one up a small display model. If u have any tips on Items which Obtain Main Parts for a Co2 Laser that Are obtainable please let me know your Co2 Model u have is quite large somthing tha big whould need a bigger Power source i have studied them a bit and i have seen smaller cause more damage. Im cerious to what the explanation is for that please tellths alot for your time :)

jmb [ benjm@email.lu ] Thursday, 17th February 2005 - 07:59:45 PM
Great site, fascinating ,now i know where i can find real hardware specialists when i ll have a computer problem again. i ll come back often to see your next exploits. great jmb

Duncan Grant [ dgrant@ecotechuk.com ] [ http://www.ecotechuk.com ] Saturday, 5th February 2005 - 05:18:20 PM
Just a quick line... Your site is bloody fascinating! I was doing a search for some electrical/electronic equipment (I'm a controls engineer by profession) and it on your site... 4 hours later, and I still haven't covered all your site (due to going off on many tangents because of all your links to other stuff). I got your site in my favourites and will be returning soon!

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Huw Brandt Thursday, 6th January 2005 - 02:06:18 PM
Thanks Mike for your verry interesting site, and i nearly laughed my head off reading the mail you recieve "Muppet Alert" Thanx Huw uppsala, Sweden

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