Completed Project Help! Need advice choosing proper resistor value.

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Rahulk70

Joined Dec 16, 2016
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Hi guys, I made a simple inverter circuit for a neon lamp using the parts I salvaged from an old power ATX PC Power supply. So, I had two 13007-H2 NPN transistors and the power transformer from the ATX supply and I decided to use it to make the circuit as shown in the below circuit diagram.

inverter.jpg
Q1&Q2=P13007-H2
R1&R2=240Ohm &100 Ohm
Those resistor where also salvaged from the ATX itself.
So, I managed to get the inverter running but the issue is that the inverter runs only for a a few seconds since the neon bulb dims and fades out and I need to wait sometime before I can reconnect it. The transistors heat up and I doubt it is some kind of thermal shut in the transistor shutting it down. It does get pretty hot too if I try to run it long. What do I need to fix in this circuit?
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Thank you.
 

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Rahulk70

Joined Dec 16, 2016
536
The heat sink currently attached as shown in above pic was the one with those transistors itself in the ATX supply. I have another one but its quite large.Had used this one below previously for a mini peltier cooler. I'll try with this and see.
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