I found a bunch of displays in a storage unit and don't have a pin to test them in. Someone here suggested that I could hold the contacts up to a plasma ball to test them. Well, I tried it and it seemed to work. Just thought it was interesting. It's probably old news around here but I made a short video to show it anyway:
Quoted from DaveH:Yeah, not kidding here... Don't touch the leads when you do that little trick. It isn't even a little bit funny.
+1 on that. It will shock the shi* out of you. Also you don't even have to hold the contacts to it. Put the glass right against the plasma ball and it will energize the display.
Chris
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