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Re: food safe neon coating
Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment In Response To: Re: food safe neon coating (chris.oh)
Date: Saturday, 5 October 2013, at 12:56 p.m.
> I use the core/coil transformer (with ground
> fault) and a suitable dimmer, they just keep
> dimming it to the point where it starts to
> flicker and then complain. We don't install
> the dimmer, I think there may be a way to
> set the 'bottom end,' but they REALLY dim it
> down low.> Luckily, the plasti-dip smoke SPRAY works
> quite well, and I applied it as you
> suggested.> This is one coat. I sprayed the back of the
> tube first, let it set, then flipped it and
> sprayed the face. Nice even passes applied
> left-right from different angles.> Sorry I know how to embed an image....
>
> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/43mn.jpg/
> I am giving the white a second coat to even
> it's brightness to the neo-ruby.> cheers!
> chrisGlad the coating method worked for you.
To your customer: What is the point of having a NEON sign if you are going to dim it to the point that you can barely see it? It defeats the purpose of why you bought a NEON sign in the first place: They are BRIGHT!
If you are not supplying the dimmer, they may be getting one that is not specifically made for neon transformers. That could be causing the flicker at low settings. Plus, it may eventually burn out the transformer's primary coil. Most neon specific dimmers have a high and low end adjustment - or at least they used to.
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