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 ...

When you think of neon, you might think of neon signs or the tenth element, a noble gas. But there was a time when neon bulbs like the venerable NE-2 were the 555 of their day, with a seemingly ...

Neon lights are that kind of nostalgic item that everybody seems to love. The neon lamp is a type of gas discharge lamp, they generate light when an electrical discharge travels through an ionized gas ...

The indicator shows when the mains is present at its output by a continuous glow of a neon bulb, La1, and when the fuse is blown by flashing of the neon bulb. When the fuse is intact, capacitor C2 ...

View 1930's Art Deco Aerolux Neon Glow Filament Nude Light Bulb: Beautiful neon lamp bulb with nude filament that glows when lit up. Sits on a glass base. Stands approximately 7 inches tall. (1930) By ...

Neon bulbs need light to start. I was looking into the little indicators while thinking about discharging x caps on power supplies and came across the website of International Light Technologies of ...

In these times of increased terrorist threats, the possibility of some type of nuclear incident exists. By using a few simple components, it's possible to build a low-cost Geiger detector. Detecting α ...