Question for Neon tube hook up
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Topic: Question for Neon tube hook up
Posted By: PuppyDawg
Subject: Question for Neon tube hook up
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 3:38 PM
ok guys....i'm sure you get a million of these questions and i apologize to make it a million and one....but i ready to tackle of friend of mines 2001 VW golf and wanted me to install neon tubes in it along with the neon pedals.....now before i tackle this i noticed a few things and had a few questions as well.....first off the neon tube (5") comes with a lil box with it, filled with resistors, and transformers.....cause i just cut that off and use the wires straight from the tube itself?...i tried to do that in a previous install and it didn't work for some reason.....also my second question is......the neon tubes that i'll be hooking up have 2 wires coming out of it....assuming it's the neg, and pos......can i just ground the neg and just run that pos wire from each tube to one spot of a switch and make it work like that?.....any help is appreicated....thanks
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:17 PM
#1 you need the little box filled with resisters / transformers etc. , this is what regulated and steps up the voltage to drive the neons, some neons have it built into the tube, others have it in a little box, others have in in a cig lighter adaptor. #2 ground the negative, a clean ground spot, no painted surface. Positive to a switch for sure, make sure the switch is rated about 3amps. Fuse the switch. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: jerrykeenan
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:19 PM
no u cannot cut out the lil box. and any lights should always be switched (use a toggle switch) for electrical safety and in case it needs to be shut off for other reasons (leagal liability) state and local regulations!
Posted By: jerrykeenan
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:22 PM
no you cannot eliminate the lil box. also ALL lights need to be switched (use a toggle switch) for legal and safety reasons.
Posted By: PuppyDawg
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:29 PM
thanks a lot gentlemen for the prompt response and proper info.......now i'm ready to tackle this job.....another question if you will..ok i got it now that i have to keep this lil box....NOW when wire the "boxes" that light up these tubes.....can i ground one of the wires to the chassis and have the other wire (pos) from each tube go to the switch?.....thanks again
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:46 PM
That a yes to that!
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: PuppyDawg
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 5:13 PM
forbidden and jerrykeenan?....Thanks so much....you're the man....now i'm ready to tackle this neon light job....
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 5:32 PM
So what's with the paw print?
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 5:54 PM
its his/her's Signature...like in the cartoons....the dog signs paper with paw print.lol
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 6:05 PM
Yeah I know that but my gf is like the militant wing of the SPCA and wants to know if he has dogs or not.
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: PuppyDawg
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 6:21 PM
oh nah this is just my alias,lol........and you're right Maxst....the paw print is my signature.....calling card if you will and i'm a 26 year old male....if you must kow,lol...
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Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: December 04, 2003 at 8:09 PM
do you put the fuse before or after the switch?
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dream it, build it, fiberglass it
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 04, 2003 at 8:27 PM
Before if you can, this way if for some reason there is a short, you don't melt the contacts in the switch. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: December 05, 2003 at 6:12 PM
thanks
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dream it, build it, fiberglass it
Posted By: PuppyDawg
Date Posted: December 05, 2003 at 6:19 PM
that goes double for me.....thanks A LOT guys.....i now have another satified customer with a bright interior.  ------------- *paw print*
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