The neon glow lamp tester is a staple in every electronics hobbyist’s lab. Here’s how to build one right in your own home. You may wonder what’s so cool about the “historical” neon glow lamp. For ...

You’ve got an apparently simple design requirement on your latest AC-line powered project: provide a distinctly illuminated indicator to show that the unit is plugged into the line and that power is ...

It’s easy to see why LEDs largely won out over neon bulbs for pilot light applications. But for all the practical utility of LEDs, they’re found largely lacking in at least one regard over their older ...

Electronics-based art installations are often fleeting and specific things that only a select few people who are in the right place or time get to experience before they are lost to the ravages of ...

Inspired by the neon works of artists like Dan Flavin, London’s Minimalux has created a simple box-shaped lamp that creates the look of neon lighting—long thin slits of light—without that buzzing ...

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Miniature, ruggedized and designed for applications requiring operation directly from 110/220 Vac, these neon lamps provide brightness levels of up to 5 mcd. Measuring from 3.2 mm to 6 mm in diameter, ...

From what I understand in a neon or florescent light, the light comes from photons. 1. You run electricity through the neon gas filled tube and the electricity (added energy) causes the electrons on ...