A small amount of ammonia is added to these bulbs for keeping the arc from covering the entire anode and cathode. The arc is smaller than the anode or cathode so it tends to jump all over the surfaces making the flicker you see.
> On Dec 12, 2022, at 3:28 PM, Adrian Godwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyYjnV99wfM > > Anyone able to answer how these lamps work and why they're so unstable ? The > answer by 'Butanik' sounds plausible but IANAP (I am not a physicist). > > -adrian > > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrvt21PHMrxWukkb_C21D98sPO-YUOZL1Uh5g2wYUQYoBw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrvt21PHMrxWukkb_C21D98sPO-YUOZL1Uh5g2wYUQYoBw%40mail.gmail.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/5EE45882-0FA3-42AB-9205-A7D401D78506%40schnur.org.
