[sdiy] plastic panels/cond. paint/interior lighting

[John L Marshall]

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From: denshi <denshiblocks at yahoo.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: [sdiy] plastic panels/cond. paint/interior lighting

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> neon
> doesnt put out much heat does it?  but would it hum?
>
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Neon is cool, temperature too . Run neon on DC and it won't hum. Only one
electrode inside the lamp will glow. But then, you will need a high voltage
power supply. Too much work.

The new synthesizer that I am building has several neon based modules. I
like blinky lights.

My recommendation is a bunch of LEDs, around the perimeter, lighting the
edge of the plastic. You probably can connect five or six LEDs in series to
get the efficiency up.

John