In car neon light sticks
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Printed Date: June 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Topic: In car neon light sticks
Posted By: nitty2390
Subject: In car neon light sticks
Date Posted: August 05, 2006 at 6:30 PM
I recently purchased 1 18" neon light stick along with 2 10" neon light sticks that i would like to place on the interior of my car. They all plug into the cigarette lighter. I would like to place the 18' in the trunk and the 2 10" under each seat. Can anyone explain how to wire them to the battery or such to where i dont have to plug them in.
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Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: August 05, 2006 at 8:51 PM
cut the plug off. There should be 2 wires exposed. One is hot one is ground.
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Posted By: kardain
Date Posted: August 18, 2006 at 12:27 AM
First, check the specs of the neon tubes to get the amperage.
You will need an adequate switch that can handle the amperage of the 3 tubes(unless you hard wire them in parallel to an existing circuit).
Cut the plug and enjoy.
I prefer cathodes myself, less amperage draw than neons.
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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: August 18, 2006 at 11:00 AM
I might suggest instead of NEON, you look for L.E.D. tubes. They will take much more of that accidental abuse, and a much easier install. No current draw.
Posted By: rinkrat456
Date Posted: August 24, 2006 at 10:14 PM
What type of amperage are we talking about? Could that be the reason why my two 10" and one 18" take so long to light up? I'm using an LED rocker switch from Pilot. The ones you get from autozone. Could that be why they never light up right away? Also. Does anyone know why when I hooked them up in a 2000 Honda Civic the gauges stopped lighting up at night? I checked the fuse and it's good...anything else?
Posted By: dfizzle
Date Posted: September 01, 2006 at 10:47 PM
Neons can take some time to light up, it's just the nature of the gass, but it could also be a problem of overloading a circuit. Did you tie them into an existing circuit or did you run a new power wire? If you tied them into the same line that your gauge cluster runs off then that could cause issues with the gauges as well. It's always best to run a new power wire when installing aftermarket lighting, you save yourself a lot of issues down the road, it's easy to expand and you don't have to worry about frying your stock wiring. In terms of amp draw, sets differ, you should be able to find out based on the packaging or from the manufacturer. Draw is a big reason a lot of people go with LED or Cathodes. I have four cathode bars in my car and they draw next to nothing.
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