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Re: Mercury - playing safely at home

Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment
Date: Wednesday, 20 February 2013, at 1:20 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Mercury - playing safely at home (Romarrk)


After reflecting on your posts past and present, I have decided that I don't buy your story. Sorry, nice try but no cigar - at least not from me. If I'm wrong, oh well. But it doesn't all add up.

> Ok. That is more or less I feel myself.

> I plan to try krypton and xenon fill as a
> safe alternative for cold colors - going to
> buy raw gases and add transfer valves.

> Can anyone around share some experience
> using them?

> Info I found so far from different sources -

> - will get limited efficiency, 1/2 to 1/3 of
> mercury brightness

> - nice clean colors with coated tubes
> - dim but cool looking discharge in clear
> tube
> - ultimately nice SFX with linear discharges
> at pressures more than 10mm
> - may be used as Ne:Xe mix for economy and
> better brightness, that is a mix actually
> used in plasma TVs and special phosphor
> tubes.
> - more bright at low pressures around 1mm
> and even less, but at price of sputtering.


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