My newest project, Philco 50T-1402 year 1951

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Originally Posted by old_coot88

We called ours the "cattle prod" and used it exclusively for cleaning the guns in rebuilt CRTs.
(Small nit, but it's technically an Oudin coil.)

Another vendor on Amazon has it right:
http://www.amazon.com/Oudin-Coil-Tes...rds=tesla+coil

"Cleaning" as in spot knocking?

I have heard the term "cattle prod" as well, but the mental picture of cowboys on the range trailing long extension cords behind their horses during "roundup" is just too amusing.

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