> For those who know is that a neon or gas lamp inside? The other unlabeled > component looks likes a cap.
The gas in a starter can be either argon (purple glow) or neon (orange glow) – I've seen both. It's fairly simple, the discharge heats up the electrodes, one of which is a bimetallic strip, which bends over to touch the other electrode, completing the circuit and heating the filaments. With the discharge shorted out, it cools off and opens shortly thereafter, whereupon the inductive spike from the ballast hopefully strikes the arc, starting the lamp. If the lamp doesn't start, the cycle repeats. Yes, the other component is a capacitor, to absorb electrical noise and help protect the contacts. - 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 neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9676CEB2-2F17-4A52-B0FE-B71FE1ECDE15%40mac.com.
