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Posted by charlie on December 20, 2007, 11:03 am
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> David Billington wrote:
>> Adrian Godwin wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I need to make a replacement for a decorative neon tube. It's about
>>> 3 feet long and has a series of simple bends in it.
>>>
>>> This is what the tube's supposed to look like :
>>>
>>> http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2396&picno=19551
>>>
>>> (the colour should really be a bit more pink than that photo shows).
>>>
>>> It would be possible to get a neon shop to make me a new one, but I'll
>>> also have to replace the transformer : it's going to turn out quite
>>> expensive. I'm wondering if I can simulate the effect by using a
>>> glass or even acrylic rod, and illuminating it from the end with a high
>>> power LED or a halogen bulb.
>>>
>>> What do you think ? Could I get such a rod to glow like a neon tube ?
>>> Would I have to roughen the surface to get it to leak enough light ?
>>>
>>>
>>> -adrian
>>>
>>>
>> Maybe you can make a similar alternative using electroluminescent sheet
>> or strip. Not used it myself but it has been around for a few years now
>> and seems to be readily available. From what I have read you can buy
>> sheet material a cut it to suit your needs. Might be worth investigation,
>> google on "electroluminescent sheet" or similar.
> This stuff might do the trick http://www.glowire.com/
there are certain colored plastic rods that appear to glow, but don't
really. they are usually fluorescent dayglo colors.
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