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neon lamp
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neon lamp
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(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a glass bulb or tube containing neon at low pressure that gives a pink or red glow when a voltage is applied
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Noun1.neon lamp - a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube
lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination


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Even though they use much less energy, they are able to give off even more light than a larger fluorescent, incandescent, halogen, or neon bulb.
It is composed of a neon bulb with two insulated wires next to the bulb housing.
Another option is to take a neon bulb and solder a wire with a nail to one lead and a one-inch piece of solid copper wire for the probe end soldered to the other lead.
 
 
 
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