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adamzx3

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Posted: January 10, 2005 at 5:26 PM / IP Logged

Is there a way to make the neons fade out when the door closes? My dome light will fade out after a few seconds when the door shuts, could I tap into that and run off it? or could I also put an inline capacitor on the neon so that when it is powered down the power slowy drains away, making it fade?

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Posted: January 10, 2005 at 7:48 PM / IP Logged

i dont think so, but im not an expert.

adamzx3

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Posted: January 10, 2005 at 9:25 PM / IP Logged

anyone?

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Posted: January 10, 2005 at 10:52 PM / IP Logged

I'm almost positive that it is bad for the neons to make then fade in and out.

BUT if you want to take a chance just put a capacitor in serries with the power wire of the neon. you just have to play with the size of the cap so that you get the right timming effect.

adamzx3

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Posted: January 11, 2005 at 1:41 AM / IP Logged

cool, I was hoping my cap idea would work :)

anyone know of any dangers of doing this? it wont be fading in and out like a flasher but just gently fade out when shutoff

NowYaKnow

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Posted: January 11, 2005 at 7:03 AM / IP Logged

As far as I know you can't fade neon either the transformer is on or it's off. There are fading neons available, but those are made to fade in and out..

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Posted: January 12, 2005 at 4:59 AM / IP Logged

Yeah. Neons require a transformer, which either has full amp/voltage to light up, or not enough, meaning no neon. Sorry. You could keep neons on fully until dome shuts off, but I don't think you could make them fade.

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adamzx3

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Posted: January 13, 2005 at 1:21 AM / IP Logged

oh ok....:(

thanks for at least saving me time and money lol

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Posted: January 13, 2005 at 7:07 AM / IP Logged

I connected mine up to my interior lights . When i unlock the car or open the doors, they come on and then fade out after a couple of seconds after i start the car, just like the original interior lights. I have 8 of them hooked up and it's a great effect, and no problems as of yet.

adamzx3

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Posted: January 13, 2005 at 10:37 AM / IP Logged

cool, how did you wire it up and what kind of neons? It sounds like you just hardwired them to the dome light or something

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