On 03 Jan 2005 16:50:26 GMT, Ian Stirling
strung together this:

All neon lights are unreliable, almost by design.

Well, if the neon was used as an indicator on a 240V supply then it
would be fine. The general theory behind using it as a test instrument
is the flaw with the neon screwdriver.
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SJW
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