"I was not talking about Argon but about "gases in the tube" :-))"

OK, I'll let you off the hook since you say ""gases in the tube" , in which case the only
real "gas" is Mercury vapor and only Mercury vapor, with the very very small addition of
some of he emissive material being "gases".Aragon is a true gas and not a vapor.

One other thing;

"Plasma is ionized gas :-)))"

Well, that is only half of it. :-)) A Plasma is a stream of positively charged ions
accompanied by about equal proportions of electrons

"I was also correct with the three-phosphors tubes "

I know the guy personnel, that invented all of the tri lamps with the built in reflectors,
Dr. Perry Thrasher, know matter what name is on the bulb. Perry has left the company ,do
to illness and I haven't found out where he went other than California for health reasons.
Me and JB ( John Burleson) had the first sets :-)

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"Pszemol" wrote in message ...
: "Boomer" wrote in message
...
: "If you say there is ionization, this is what I was saying before :-))"
:
: But the gas in question was Argon, so you are still incorrect, at least for Argon :-))
:
: I was not talking about Argon but about "gases in the tube" :-))
: But I admit, I had no idea about the relation between pressure and output.
: I was also correct with the three-phosphors tubes change color over time
: as you stated each kind of phosphor has a different burn-out rate, so if
: over time, let's say, 2 of 3 phosphors will burn out you will got one
: phosphor tube after a couple of months, not three-phosphors tube like new one.
: And overdriving any tube will dresticaly shorten its life - that is the fact.
: So if 6-12 months rule apply to all "nominaly" driven tubes, those overdriven
: will change over time much faster and need to be replaced more often to keep
: their light-output parameters. I guess we both agree in that matter.
: And this was the point of the main conversation, not the nature of fluoroscence :-)
:
: "After all, I was not so wrong :-))))) LOL!"
:
: OK, I'm going to let you slide buy today.........
: so now I will go pick on King Marc for you ;-)
:
: Thank you :-))