[ARC5] SCR-274N RX NE-9 Bulbs

[Mark K3MSB]

Thanks everyone;  appreciate the comments.

Mark K3MSB

On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 12:54 AM Tom Lee <tomlee at ee.stanford.edu> wrote:

> As someone pointed out, these kinds of bulbs don't blow. The reason is
> that they are neon (hence the NE part number), not incandescent. No
> filament = nothing to blow.
>
> The usual failure mode is that the bulb fails to light up reliably, or
> even at all, as it ages. The only cure is to replace them.
>
> In the unlit state, a neon bulb appears as an open circuit.
>
> -- Cheers,
> Tom
>
> --
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> On 10/11/2022 16:19, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> > When these blow, do they blow open or short?
> >
> > I'm referring to V1 and V2 on the receivers.
> >
> > Mark K3MSB
> >
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