I’ve got a GE AR-4, and I’m pretty sure it takes 120vac. I imagine it has some mixture of gasses, like mercury and argon, that allow it to strike at a lower voltage. Not sure about the feasibility of incorporating mercury into tubes made in the home shop though.
> On Oct 19, 2021, at 3:56 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > You can get a purple/UV glow with argon. I used to have an AR-1 lamp with > an Edison base that worked off the US mains, or something less than 400V. > (it had a built0in dropping resistor). > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7bbf25ca-711e-4c19-8c49-8f18e2268166n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8D86C102-D6CE-44C7-8439-44C7A6C75666%40gmail.com.
