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PuppyDawg

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Posted: December 02, 2003 at 3:38 PM / IP Logged

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: December 02, 2003 at 4:17 PM / IP Logged

#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.

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jerrykeenan

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Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:19 PM / IP Logged

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!

jerrykeenan

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Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:22 PM / IP Logged

no you cannot eliminate the lil box.

also ALL lights need to be switched (use a toggle switch) for legal and safety reasons.

PuppyDawg

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Posted: December 02, 2003 at 4:29 PM / IP Logged

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: December 02, 2003 at 4:46 PM / IP Logged

That a yes to that!

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PuppyDawg

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Posted: December 02, 2003 at 5:13 PM / IP Logged

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: December 02, 2003 at 5:32 PM / IP Logged

So what's with the paw print?

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Posted: December 02, 2003 at 5:54 PM / IP Logged

its his/her's Signature...like in the cartoons....the dog signs paper with paw print.lol

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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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