Hello,
As a small pet project, I would like to make light with a small neon tube harvested from a Sega Game Gear console.
Below the circuit from the console. Basically there is an oscillating circuit connected to a transformer.
From the measurements I made in the console before removing the neon tube, it gets 30KHz 198 vpp. At the startup, it goes higher, around 290vpp.
If I connect the neon to a 220v 50Hz power source (with a resistor as ballast), nothing happens.
Any recommendations on how to make this work would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks