Neon lights [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

HI Kurt
The small neon that I am fimiliar with have a 100,000
hour life.  But the tube must have a balast to start,
which would have a shorter life.  
daryl
--- Kurt Nelson <sunwise at cheqnet.net> wrote:
> Greetings all,
> 
> I noticed my local Best Buy was closing out on some
> 12VDC neon lights
> designed for use as highlighters and decorative
> lights in automobiles.
> I bought a white, 7 inch neon tube (they also have
> 15" as well as red &
> blue) and it is very low current draw (150mA).  Nice
> cabin nite-light.
> Anyone know what kind of longevity one could get out
> of a neon light?
> Is it similar to a fluorescent in life expectancy? 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Kurt Nelson
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