I wonder if it would be possible to use something other than mercury to extend the life
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 7:11 PM liam bartosiewicz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7bbf25ca-711e-4c19-8c49-8f18e2268166n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8D86C102-D6CE-44C7-8439-44C7A6C75666%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAPDJQ6DNG14eoi%3D5yLrZuhdFE0aHkp1t7RB3d5erkpR8zup6kw%40mail.gmail.com.
