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Originally Posted by Notimetolooz
That device could also be called a type of induction coil.
They were popular decades ago as quack medical devices, usually with a set of
gas discharge attachments.
Now they are sold as "personal fun" devices, aka "Violet Wands".
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I saw two of them in use. One of them in a neon sign shop, to demonstrate the way a neon sign should look.
The second one was at a CRT rebuilder, used to check duds if still under vacuum.
I thought it was a form of VanDegrafe generator.
