12v. And neon
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Topic: 12v. And neon
Posted By: xxneolinkxx
Subject: 12v. And neon
Date Posted: September 22, 2005 at 10:52 PM
Okay I have a 3 way 12v. Cig. adapter splitter in my car. I have two 15" Plasmaglow neons in with the Cig. Adapter. Today i tried to turn on both of the neons and the fuse blew. The other one worked. I tried to switch the saftey fuse with the other neon that was working. It turned on for a second then shut off, it blew that one too. I dont know what to do. Did the company just suppy bad Fuses? Please help with suggestions. Thanks
---Ben---
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 23, 2005 at 8:01 AM
Which fuse blew ? The cigarette lighter fuse or the fuse inside the neon ?
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: xxneolinkxx
Date Posted: September 23, 2005 at 10:39 PM
The saftey fuse inside the neon adapter
Posted By: jc18750
Date Posted: September 24, 2005 at 12:27 AM
Toss the 3-way adapter and hardwire it to a power source, either from the back of the ignition or battery direct(fused). Make your own ground. The wire going to the back of your cig lighter is either a 16 gauge or an 18 gauge wire, and is only slightly capable of supporting that much of a current draw. That or you bought crappy off-brand neons and they gave out on you. But i would wire them direct anyway. It's more reliable.
Posted By: Autoobsession
Date Posted: September 24, 2005 at 2:38 PM
All you have to do is hardwire the neon tubes. It looks better that way anyway not to have these bulky cig adaptors all over the place. Solder two wire onto each of the cig adaptors and you all set. The center conductor will be your 12volts and the outer conductors are you grounds. Make sure you tape up the adaptor after your done so nothing shorts out. -------------
Posted By: TCalYen
Date Posted: October 01, 2005 at 1:30 AM
jc18750 wrote:
Toss the 3-way adapter and hardwire it to a power source, either from the back of the ignition or battery direct(fused). Make your own ground. The wire going to the back of your cig lighter is either a 16 gauge or an 18 gauge wire, and is only slightly capable of supporting that much of a current draw. That or you bought crappy off-brand neons and they gave out on you. But i would wire them direct anyway. It's more reliable.
times eleventy billion! ------------- TCalYen
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