25 May
2005
25 May
'05
10:36 a.m.
On May 25 2005, 9:01, Stan Barr wrote:
Hi,
Pete Turnbul said:
I know. The first oscillator I ever built was a relaxation oscillator
using a neon lamp.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On May 24 2005, 17:11, James Fogg wrote:
They have hysteresis. The striking voltage is higher than the
maintaining voltage which allows you to use them as switches and
oscillators. I seem to recall that neon's behave as
diodes. I might be wrong.
No, neons happily pass AC. You must be thinking of something else.