Subject: Timing light bulb test

[Ken Mayer]

> From: "HADA" <HADA at u-n-i.net>
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 19:01:08 -0600
> 
> Kind of off list but, anybody have an easy test for a neon bulb? (timing
> light)

Are you sure its neon, and not xenon?  A neon bulb has just 2 leads.  A
xenen tube has the leads at each end, and a band around the middle with
the trigger lead.  A xenon tube requires a trigger pulse to make it fire.

Ken
:-)