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12/12/03 23:35
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#60534 - Ye cannae break the laws o physics, capn
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Some lamps draw almost zero current until they strike

Of course - because the gas in the tube is an insulator!

There is nothing to conduct any current until ionisation takes place, and that won't happen below the striking voltage - by definition.

Perhaps you need to put a "bleeed" resistor in parallel with the tube, to prevent the charge buildup?

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SSR problem            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: SSR problem            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: SSR problem            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: SSR problem            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: SSR problem            01/01/70 00:00      
               Ye cannae break the laws o physics, capn            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: Ye cannae break the laws o physics, capn            01/01/70 00:00      
               Ditch the SSR?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: Ditch the SSR?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Reality bites!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: Reality bites!            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: Reality bites!            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: Bleed Resistor            01/01/70 00:00      
                              RE: Bleed Resistor            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 RE: Bleed Resistor            01/01/70 00:00      
   bleed lamp            01/01/70 00:00      

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