While taking apart an old electric blanket, I found a neon lamp as part of it's circuitry. It obviously was not being used for its light. It was inside a metal shield. All the other components in the circuit were resistors.
This neon lamp has three electrodes. I was wondering if anyone else has seen this type of neon lamp before. Or, what are these type of neon lamps used for?
I did some searching around online (including wikipedia) and have not found anything yet pertaining to a three electrode neon lamp. I know that ordinary neon lamps are negative resistance devices. This leads me to believe that this lamp is being used in some way as a protective device.
Any ideas?
This neon lamp has three electrodes. I was wondering if anyone else has seen this type of neon lamp before. Or, what are these type of neon lamps used for?
I did some searching around online (including wikipedia) and have not found anything yet pertaining to a three electrode neon lamp. I know that ordinary neon lamps are negative resistance devices. This leads me to believe that this lamp is being used in some way as a protective device.
Any ideas?