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Light switch Neon
I have just wired a couple of lamps in my loft over the garage. I have
taken the power from from a redundant power plug on the ceiling that was put there for an electric garage door. I used a switch ( Marbo 20A DP ) with a neon in the hope that this would glow when the loft lights were on. it doesn't. The switch is located next to the power plug.. From reading I gather that neons dont glow in a single wire circuit , given the proximity of the power source would it possible to pass both sides of the circuit through the two paths of the switch to achieve a glowing neon. Parts |
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wrote in message ... I have just wired a couple of lamps in my loft over the garage. I have taken the power from from a redundant power plug on the ceiling that was put there for an electric garage door. I used a switch ( Marbo 20A DP ) with a neon in the hope that this would glow when the loft lights were on. it doesn't. The switch is located next to the power plug.. From reading I gather that neons dont glow in a single wire circuit , given the proximity of the power source would it possible to pass both sides of the circuit through the two paths of the switch to achieve a glowing neon. Parts I would guess that despite you using a DP switch you have only used one pole, the reason that the neon is not glowing is that it is wired between the L and N on the switched side and you are probably lacking the neutral. Peter |
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"F Murtz" wrote in message ... wrote: I have just wired a couple of lamps in my loft over the garage. I have taken the power from from a redundant power plug on the ceiling that was put there for an electric garage door. I used a switch ( Marbo 20A DP ) with a neon in the hope that this would glow when the loft lights were on. it doesn't. The switch is located next to the power plug.. From reading I gather that neons dont glow in a single wire circuit , given the proximity of the power source would it possible to pass both sides of the circuit through the two paths of the switch to achieve a glowing neon. Parts What you can do with a neon is connect it across the switch and it would glow when switch is off making it easy to find in the dark. If you want a neon to glow when the light is OFF and you are using an incandescent bulb - just bridge the 2 contacts of a normal single pole switch. |
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Light switch Neon
"John" wrote in message ... "F Murtz" wrote in message ... wrote: I have just wired a couple of lamps in my loft over the garage. I have taken the power from from a redundant power plug on the ceiling that was put there for an electric garage door. I used a switch ( Marbo 20A DP ) with a neon in the hope that this would glow when the loft lights were on. it doesn't. The switch is located next to the power plug.. From reading I gather that neons dont glow in a single wire circuit , given the proximity of the power source would it possible to pass both sides of the circuit through the two paths of the switch to achieve a glowing neon. Parts What you can do with a neon is connect it across the switch and it would glow when switch is off making it easy to find in the dark. If you want a neon to glow when the light is OFF and you are using an incandescent bulb - just bridge the 2 contacts of a normal single pole switch. Sorry - already said - and I meant to say bridge the contacts with the neon. You used to be able to buy surround plates that fitted behind the switch and incorporated a neon or an electroluminescent panel. I bet they are still around. Need to use a conventional bulb in the main light ideally to allow the neon to 'get its neutral return path' |
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"John" wrote in message ... "F Murtz" wrote in message ... wrote: I have just wired a couple of lamps in my loft over the garage. I have taken the power from from a redundant power plug on the ceiling that was put there for an electric garage door. I used a switch ( Marbo 20A DP ) with a neon in the hope that this would glow when the loft lights were on. it doesn't. The switch is located next to the power plug.. From reading I gather that neons dont glow in a single wire circuit , given the proximity of the power source would it possible to pass both sides of the circuit through the two paths of the switch to achieve a glowing neon. Parts What you can do with a neon is connect it across the switch and it would glow when switch is off making it easy to find in the dark. If you want a neon to glow when the light is OFF and you are using an incandescent bulb - just bridge the 2 contacts of a normal single pole switch. Someone is capitalising on the idea: http://www.litswitch.com/about/ |
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"John" wrote in message ... Someone is capitalising on the idea: http://www.litswitch.com/about/ ooh I do like those.. -- Vass |
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You used to be able to buy surround plates that fitted behind the switch and incorporated a neon or an electroluminescent panel. Standard MK part: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MKK3041.html IIRC, other manufacturers too. |
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