[sdiy] Amps and neons - here's a good one!

[Gordon JC Pearce]

On 11/02/13 18:32, rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk wrote:
> As the neon bulb ages it's striking voltage increases.  Eventually the
> 340V peaks of the mains supply (or 156V if you live in US) will not be
> sufficient to strike a glow discharge in the gas.  However, if vibration
> even momentarily reduces the gap between the electrodes then a discharge
> will be initiated at a lower voltage.

That is what I thought, but I'd be really surprised if they were 
reducing the gap by *that* much...

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Gordonjcp