At 03:01 AM 5/24/2009, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:
>'vacuum florescent' ? - new one on me.

Those are the ones that light up in different colors.  Most home
stereos, VCRs, DVD players etc. have them, and they've been showing
up in car stereos recently.  They have heater filaments similar to
vacuum tubes, though they don't run as hot.  These emit electrons
that can be drawn to one section or another, causing the coating
there to fluoresce brilliantly.

The panel clock draws something like 20 milliamps or less.

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'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"