And cold fluorescent tubes. I can often get my attic fluorescents to start with a bright flashlight applied close to an end.
On 1/22/2011 5:05 PM, Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > Neon bulbs do the same thing. The ignition voltage is light sensitive. If you > see a place they are being used as a voltage reference, they get painted > black. > > Bob > > > On Jan 22, 2011, at 6:02 PM, WB6BNQ wrote: > >> Paul, >> >> The LED thing is interesting. Are you sure you were not just seeing a >> reflection >> of some sort ? >> >> Bill....WB6BNQ >> >> paul swed wrote: >> >>> Other thing, measuring ignition time. On the first run just for the heck of >>> it I flashed a led light into the ampule and it ignited instantly. So >>> perhaps for old hard starting end of life RB lamps this might be a trick to >>> at least get it going for a bit longer. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. -- mailto:[email protected] Oz POB 93167 Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
