[GreenKeys] ST-6 neon lamp part number

[Jeffrey Angus]

On 5/26/20 3:48 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> What can possibly break down in an NE-2 (apart from
> mechanical failure of the bulb etc)?
>
> -- Dave VK2KFU 
Neon lamps gradually decline in light output as electrodes
evaporate and condense on the inside of the glass envelope.
This situation is gradual with failure defined as a 50%
decrease from the original brightness. As neon lamps age,
the firing voltages slowly increase until reaching the value
of the supply voltage. At this point the lamp flickers and
becomes erratic, indicating the end of useful lifetime.

-- 
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Jeff-1.0
WA6FWI
www.foxsmercantile.com

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