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Neon sign. The neon sign is an evolution of the earlier Geissler tube, [11] which is a sealed glass tube containing a "rarefied" gas (the gas pressure in the tube is well below atmospheric pressure). When a voltage is applied to electrodes inserted through the glass, an electrical glow discharge results.
Host Jill Wagner heads to Pennsylvania to meet a maker who crafts metal purses in a way no one thought was possible. In Maryland, Jill helps make razors with exotic woods and stones. In Las Vegas, see how neon signs are created to light up the city.
Neon tubes may partially burn out, and a conservator may identify the burned out portion of a neon artwork through use of a neon light tester, also known as a test light or voltage tester. This electronic test device is used to determine whether an electric current is running through the equipment being tested.
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final match between Manchester United and Barcelona was broadcast live in 3D format in Gothenburg (Sweden), on an EKTA screen. It had a refresh rate of 100 Hz, a diagonal of 7.11 m (23 ft 3.92 in) and a display area of 6.192×3.483 m, and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest LED 3D TV.
In 2012, MONA turned down the donation of the neon sign of an Arby's restaurant in Santa Monica, California due its size, reportedly 20 feet wide by 35 feet tall. [12]In 2013, MONA began to operate a 2,500-square-foot warehouse in Pomona, California, where it stores more than 250 pieces of its collection.
An iron cored neon-sign transformer, with a 9-volt battery for scale. A neon-sign transformer (NST) is a transformer made for the purpose of powering a neon sign. They convert mains voltage in the range 120-347 V up to high voltages, in the range of 2 to 15 kV. These transformers supply between 18-30 mA; 60 mA on special order. [1]
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