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Chaser Control
Nemco Controls offers its Model 3P4 Chaser Control unit for neon transformers or incandescent bulbs.

NEMCO Controls Inc (Houston) is offering its Model 3P4 Chaser Control unit. The waterproof unit, which is offered in four- or three-circuit models, features no moving parts and can be used for neon transformers or incandescent bulbs. The die-cut aluminum box is UL-recognized for outdoor installations, and the solid-state electronics are UL-recognized. An adjustable speed control can control flash rate. (800) 594-9984, (281) 481-3656; www.nemcocontrols.c . . . » MORE

Mercury-Capsule Electrode
Neon Products and Eurocom present the HG + Philips capsule electrode.

Neon Products and Eurocom (Irving, TX) are presenting the HG + Philips® capsule electrode, a joint development of the NE+ Neon Products Group and Philips Lighting (Eindhoven, the Netherlands). The electrode is equipped with a Philips capsule, which contains up to 19mg of liquid mercury. The company says the elimination of the fabrication and filling of mercury traps, double tipoffs and liquid-mercury dispersement through the tubes saves up to . . . » MORE

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Hitting the Road Means New Acquisitions
The kickoff of the 2008 antique and petroliana show schedule brought new additions.

Paddy Rowell Sr., Flexlume Sign Corp. (Buffalo, NY), continued his generous museum support by donating a die-cut, chasing-lightbulb and neon-illuminated “DRUGS” sign the company had originally built in 1951. When the store went out of business in the late 1980s, Paddy’s crew removed the sign and stored it until late last year, when we picked it up on a roadtrip east. Rowell has donated more than a dozen signs to the museum, the . . . » MORE

Neon-Processing FAQs
What actually happens inside a neon tube during bombarding?

As an expert witness, I often analyze failed sign installations and report them in the courthouse. Because most judges possess a logical, but not necessarily technical, understanding, it‘s not always easy to explain the actual source of trouble. But judges aren’t the only ones who lack a technical background about neon-tube production. The staff that manufactures neon lamps often lacks this knowledge, and, because workers need to know . . . » MORE

American Sign Museum to Receive Bernie�s Army-Navy Store Sign
3i Graphics and Displays, contracted to remove the landmark signs from their Johnson City, NY home, contacted the museum president, Tod Swormstedt, to arrange a donation.

The two, long-standing neon signs that advertised Bernie’s Army-Navy store in Johnson City, NY, will find a home at the Cincinnati-based American Sign Museum, probably this autumn. American Sign Museum President Tod Swormstedt plans to add it to his three-dimensional Signs of Main Street display at the new, 42,000-sq.-ft. museum, scheduled to open in September. Originally scheduled for removal when the store closed in December (the landlord . . . » MORE

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