On May 24 2005, 17:11, James Fogg wrote:
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.
They have hysteresis. The striking voltage is higher than the
maintaining voltage which allows you to use them as switches and
oscillators.
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at