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

[harry]

Neon is a high voltage discharge lamp... not good for electrical noise.

LED would be the best for low temperature rise and low noise.

H^) harry

denshi wrote:

> > conducting/conductive paints are rare, expensive,
> > and sometimes poisonous.
>
> and painting the inside defeats the whole purpose.  im
> going to light the insides of this thing to make it
> glow pink when the lights are off.
>
> which raises another question...
> what kind of lighting would be safe to put in close
> proximity to PCBs?  im worried about heat making
> oscillators drift, or the extra power making hum and
> noise.  whats the best thing to put inside?  neon
> doesnt put out much heat does it?  but would it hum?
>
> thanks for all your help guys, this is why i
> appreciate having the sdiy list!  hooray!
>
> nemec
>
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