> Some time ago I was playing with XC18s (bought a large number many years ago > when they were very cheap) - they have a similar problem so I experimented > with uranium marbles and UV LEDs... > > I wasn't very "quantitative", but from a qualitative standpoint, the marbles > made no difference and at that time so-called "UV" LEDs didn't seem to have > much UV content - more just purple... > > Maybe things have improved since then and UV LEDs are a possible answer. All > you need is a good source of high energy photons to initiate ionisation...
Ordinary common high-intensity blue LEDs seem to work well. One thing that might be worth trying is finding an LED that emits photons in one of the neon absorption bands. - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/30876C9C-6ADE-445B-94DB-2EBA97B7A8A8%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
