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Re: Coated ruby red...

Posted By: Don Miner
Date: Wednesday, 29 June 2011, at 10:38 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Coated ruby red... (neontek)


>
> **********************************************

> I'm a bit confused.

> All your references to tubing state
> "coated ruby red"(either argon or
> neon). I guess i've never seen tubing
> labeled "coated ruby red argon".
> You can fill the same "Coated Ruby
> Red" tubing with NEON or Argon/merc.
> and get two different reds.

> Or......... are you simply looking for
> UNCOATED Ruby Red tubing (to fill with NEON
> gas) ? This is an entirely different color
> again.

> In the past, Ruby Red Tubing glass color
> varied at times per batch, and existing jobs
> are sometimes hard to match regardless.
> I have some Ruby Red glass that is almost
> Cherry Red, while another sample almost
> looks black (the nicest/deepest burgundy red
> when lit), and still other sticks in between
> those two extremes in color.

> Tony D.
Some times there is a difference in the glass color between coated and uncoated ruby glass. The coated glass, when pumped with neon will have a very slight difference inn color than when pumped with argon. You can use whichever gas you want in na coated tube. You get slightly more footage of argon tubes on a given transformer, than when using neon gas. Now the really important thing to consider is this; you will have a very hard time getting a perfect color match. I would advise my customer of this from the start, and have a disclaimer to this effect on my invoice, and get it signed by the customer. If not, it could come back and bite you, big time. Good Luck and keep us posted on your endeavor. Peace, Don


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