The gas is typically a penning mixture 99 5 neon and 0 5 argon which has lower striking voltage than pure neon at a pressure of 1 20 torrs 0 13 2 67 kpa.
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The pressure is somewhere between 1 and 25 mbar depending on the tube design.
I suppose my next test to renew the neon bulb and test with 47k ohms and see if it is enough decreasing resistance as necessary.
This particular mixture is called a penning mixtureand minimizes the ionization voltage.
The air inside is evacuated and bulb is filled with mixture of low pressure gases around 99 of neon and 1 of helium or argon is typical.
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Neon lamps are low current long life light sources limited by the high ionization voltage of neon 80 v and higher for use in line voltage circuits 80 v caba randall.
The lamp glow discharge lights at its striking voltage.
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Does that mean that i can make tiny neon lamp with just 0 1 to 0 05mm spacing between electrodes and it will glow as low as 5v for example.
The voltmeter uses an ne 17 neon bulb for an indicator as this particular type has a lower starting voltage than most other types.
The striking voltage is reduced by ambient light or radioactivity.
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Are there any gases which have lower minimal breakdown voltage than neon.