The neon glow lamp tester is a staple in every electronics hobbyist’s lab. Here’s how to build one right in your own home. You may wonder what’s so cool about the “historical” neon glow lamp. For ...

Neon lights are that kind of nostalgic item that everybody seems to love. The neon lamp is a type of gas discharge lamp, they generate light when an electrical discharge travels through an ionized gas ...

They’re not kidding when they say they’ll leave the light on for you. A long-forgotten neon lamp that was switched on during the Great Depression and left burning for about 77 years has been ...

Neon lamps are fun to play with. These old-school indicators were once heavily utilized in many types of equipment for indication purposes but now seem largely relegated to mains voltage indication ...

It’s not difficult to drive an LED indicator from the AC line, but it requires many active and passive components. It also poses safety challenges. EDN and Planet Analog blogger Bill Schweber explains ...

In these times of increased terrorist threats, the possibility of some type of nuclear incident exists. By using a few simple components, it's possible to build a low-cost Geiger detector. Detecting α ...

Traditional neon signs, while iconic, often come with limitations in terms of color variety and adaptability. The introduction of RGB and RGBFlow technology has ushered in a new wave of dynamic neon ...