neons plz help

[supernova1200]

ive got a hold of some undercar neons but the top half isnt covered so it wont be directed down wards

any ideas on what to put over the top half?

plz help i want a strong glow of colour on the floor

cheers

[nova m@rk]

get a piece of inch wide drain pipe cut it in half line it wiv foil
and stick it over the top
neons aint usually directed just give off light my m8s light all hes bumpers up aswell

[supernova1200]

cheers

[epo]

gaffer tape

[supernova1200]

wont gaffer tape melt or something on there
i mean if it gets hot enough (does it get hot)
is it safe to use gaffer tape?

[Jack]

Gaffer tape ought to be fine, the neons don't get that hot (or they shouldn't...) Mine stay cool to the touch, i've got Max Power ones.

*waits for abuse from all the people that hate neons* lol

[epo]

*waits for abuse from all the people that hate neons* lol
lol thats what i was thinkin

no neons dont get hot like road knight said or if they do summats seriously wrong with em

[Neil.]

get your mums mirror and stick that above it :lol:

[mikeoxford]

neons work because electrical current bombards the inert gas atoms with electrons knocking neon's atoms out of their orbits. The electrons collide with other free electrons sending them back toward the atoms. As the electrons are absorbed into the atom, energy is given off as light.

simple terms? no heat SHOULD be generated at all. 99.9% of the energy is given off as a light. which is why neons are bright.

[Jack]

which is why neons are bright.

Unless they're covered in crud from the road...

... in fact that's a point, if you clean them off every now and again they ought to be pretty bright. Only a little bit of dust covering them can darken them down quite a lot

[XZiBiT]

neons work because electrical current bombards the inert gas atoms with electrons knocking neon's atoms out of their orbits. The electrons collide with other free electrons sending them back toward the atoms. As the electrons are absorbed into the atom, energy is given off as light.

simple terms? no heat SHOULD be generated at all. 99.9% of the energy is given off as a light. which is why neons are bright.

nucler pysics degree mike you seen to know a little too much about neons mate :wink:

[haughie]

dont be gay leave the neons in the shop

[mikeoxford]

nucler pysics degree mike you seen to know a little too much about neons mate :wink:

ill have you know i got a B for physics and a AVCE in science too. :lol:

but that was part of one of my assignments i remember i cut and paste from the WWW :lol:

[AnThoNYnOvA]

dont be gay leave the neons in the shop

each to the there own , i like simple stuff on my nova but on my skooter i have neons,