On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:00:43 -0700, John Larkin
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:03:42 -0500, John Fields
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:52:58 -0700, John Larkin
wrote:

Modeling an NE-2 sounds like negative advertising.

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If it's as difficult as you proclaim, then a good model would be
like a feather in one's cap.

It's difficult because neons vary wildly in their behavior. So there
is no really good model.

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So say you, but you provide no empirical real-world data which
supports your claim.

Instead, you parrot what you hear and proclaim it as truth because
it passes through your lips.
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But why make a big deal, and spend a lot of time, to model an NE-2?

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Why climb Everest?
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It's not likely that anybody would care much, and LT Spice has one
already.

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A perfect example of the reasoning which fosters reticence to
venture outside of your "paint by numbers" comfort zone.
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Feather in one's cap? Where do you get these archaic expressions?

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Tsk, tsk, tsk...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_feather_in_your_cap