Re: Somewhat off topic. Neon gas tubes..

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Original poster: "D.C. Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>



Yes, they are annealed.  They are mfg in a Korean light bulb factory. 
Initial run was for 50,000 pcs.


Dr. Resonance



> > I wonder if Radio Shack used annealing ovens on "Eye of the Storm" plasma
> > displays?  If those displays use 1-atmosphere argon/helium/xenon mixture,
> > then perhaps the outgassing from the glass has little effect since the
> > outgas volume is tiny when compared to the gas that's in the globe.
>
>
> Cheap plasma globes never seem to last too long :-( They stop 
> working after a year or two. In the light of this discussion, I bet 
> it's due to outgassing.
>
> Steve Conner
> http://www.scopeboy.com/