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Circuit fix to control neon pilot lamp "flickering" caused by transformer oscillation.
AUDIO AMATEUR 2/1973 [Apr 1974] (v.4#2) pg. 20
Added Info AUDIO AMATEUR 4/1974 [Apr 1975] (v.5#4) pg. 38
Added Info AUDIO AMATEUR 3/1975 [Jan 1976] (v.6#3) pg. 41

Neon lamps, their theory and some simple applications in oscillator and multivibrator circuits.
ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED Sep 1966 (v.9#5) pg. 41

Circuit to light most small neon bulbs utilizes a 555 timer IC.
ELECTRONICS NOW Feb 1995 (v.66#2) pg. 10

Lamp tester circuit, relaxation oscillator circuit, and flasher circuit built around the simple NE-2 neon lamp.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jun 1999 (v.70#6) pg. 78

Dickey flasher. Insert neon lamps into your buttonholes or tuxedo studs, put a power supply in your pocket and be the "light" of the party.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS May-Jun 1975 (v.15#3) pg. 44

Lamp flasher circuit blinks a neon lamp on and off.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Oct 1987 (v.4#10) pg. 95

"Do-nothing" neon-lamp blinker circuit has only four components.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Dec 1987 (v.4#12) pg. 100

Simple neon tube device tells approximate voltage.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1964 (v.21#2) pg. 82

Comprehensive guide to neon lamps. How to use them, choose them, and get the most out of them. How they work and selected circuit applications.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Apr 1965 (v.22#4) pg. 61

A neon lamp mounted in a round metal can flashes continuously for weeks before exhausting the 9-volt battery that powers it.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1966 (v.25#5) pg. 77

Using the neon lamp in electronic circuits. Part 1.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Sep 1968 (v.29#3) pg. 55

Using the neon lamp in electronic circuits. Part 2.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1968 (v.29#5) pg. 55

Do-nothing circuit. Seven neon lamps just blink randomly.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] May 1974 (v.5#5) pg. 24

Circuit for operating a neon lamp from a transistor switch.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1974 (v.6#2) pg. 98

Discussion of various test lights, both neon and filament styles.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1974 (v.6#5) pg. 88

Simple circuit to flash a neon lamp at the 2 Hz rate.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jun 1975 (v.7#6) pg. 84

The neon glow lamp. How it works, its characteristics and some interesting glow lamp circuits.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Dec 1976 (v.10#6) pg. 111

Miniature dc-dc converter allows a tiny watch battery to power a neon lamp or even a powerful semiconductor-laser pulser which require 70 to 150 volts at relatively low current.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] May 1979 (v.15#5) pg. 93

Astable multivibrator circuit employs two neon bulbs that alternately blink on and off.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Mar 1980 (v.17#3) pg. 90

Simple circuit to match the firing voltages of two or more neon lamps.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Oct 1990 (v.7#10) pg. 26

Simple power-indicator LED circuit can take the place of neon pilot lamps in AC circuits.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Mar 1991 (v.8#3) pg. 25

Build the idiot box. A 5x5 array of neon lamps inside a wooden frame flashes random patterns which occasionally form a letter or number.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Sep 1992 (v.9#9) pg. 53

A collection of display circuits. (1) Neon-light driver. (2) LED circuit which slowly shifts between three colors. (3) Channel-output LED display for a stereo system. (4) Stroke counter for golfer.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jan 1994 (v.11#1) pg. 22
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] May 1996 (v.13#5) pg. 73 (LED 3 color circuit)

Circuits for flashing neon lamps and LED's.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jun 1995 (v.12#6) pg. 77

Neon-lamp circuits. (1) Sawtooth generator. (2) Free-running oscillator. (3) Latching circuit. (4) Dual-lamp latching circuit. (5) CMOS driver. (6) Sequential driver. (7) Breakdown-voltage matching circuit.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Nov 1999 (v.16#11) pg. 81

Circuit to light small neon bulbs with a 9-volt source.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Oct 1989 (v.60#10) pg. 12

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