The neon glow lamp tester is a staple in every electronics hobbyist’s lab. Here’s how to build one right in your own home. You may wonder what’s so cool about the “historical” neon glow lamp. For ...

Neon lamps are fun to play with. These old-school indicators were once heavily utilized in many types of equipment for indication purposes but now seem largely relegated to mains voltage indication ...

It’s easy to see why LEDs largely won out over neon bulbs for pilot light applications. But for all the practical utility of LEDs, they’re found largely lacking in at least one regard over their older ...