Paid a visit to the TNT crew with Mermink
We had a great time!
I finally beat down Todd enough and bought some Neon from him!

Kate convinced me to get this one over the “1¢ Candy” signimage.jpg
Now I’m gonna hang this up and leave it on 24/7. Never turn off any of my other signs down here. Maybe I’m misinformed but that should be perfectly fine and not detrimental to the sign, correct?

Also scored this unusual “salesman sample” display piece. It’s handmade.
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This picture is from 2020 and it was very bright and vibrant up on a shelf in the office. Now it’s very dim and the amber tube keeps going in and out. The Purple Green Pink & Blue are all one solid tube, then it daisy chains over to the amber and red tube. The red is the brightest, and the amber blinks on and off. If you put your hand near it or put the power cord near it the tube lights up. image.jpg
Zero knowledge on Neon. What is the issue and how can I fix it?
D9A78360-B87F-4DB9-AD6A-41EDA54E0107.jpeg it looks bright but even in 100% darkness it’s very dim. Like your phone with the brightness all the way down.

My last question is this strange bulb:image.jpg
It hasn’t worked for a long long time. Not sure if the tube leaked or if it’s got an internal transformer of some sort. It has a switch that says “flow/on”
Any idea what it is and where I can buy a replacement or how to fix it?

I have 3 or 4 other broken Neon signs I’ve inherited or picked up in my travels. I’d like to get them fixed later. Are there any neon repair places in Upstate New York?

That’s a great idea, following!

Did DE ever make a sign? Because I mainly route those. Rock solid games!

There have been plenty of true neon signs posted, and plenty of argon signs posted. Argon gives off a ton of ultraviolet light which reacts with the phosphor coatings to give such vibrant colors. Just because it’s no relying on the bare red color of neon without any modifiers, doesn’t mean it’s not a true neon/argon/noble gas sign.

New neon! This came out Nick’s Gas in Lyndonville, Vermont. It’s from back when Farrel the Budweiser Distro had the Monster distribution rights. It’s a really neat sign, great shape, looks beautiful!

It was in the store till 3 years ago and I just bought it from a guy who had it in his basement bar.

Really stoked, love this sign, looks great!

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What the hell, Neon is like pinball!!! These things are multiplying fast...

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There was one of these in my school cafeteria, WOW. Really brings back some odd memories.
Big Milk advertising trying to trick the children!

I was at PAX East over the weekend and I picked up some very cool “mini” Neon at one of the booths. It’s that super tiny gauge stuff, pretty sure it’s Chinese, kinda dim, but 100% real and I enjoyed that they made very niche designs. Here’s what I picked up!

For the uninitiated we have:

Apex Legends
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Discord, the group-messaging/voice app your kids use. B356AFE6-4E37-466A-B550-63AB7B994BD1.jpeg

That Mountain Dew sign is sick, where’d you get it?!? Is that a modern sign or vintage?

I’m firmly convinced that guys like this are really just looking for like-minded friends. Befriend the dude, he seems pretty cool. After some time, I bet he’d be interested in selling. I’ve met some awesome pals under similar circumstances

Bought Alien Star 2 weeks ago at an estate sale (downsizing) and on the way down to their incredible basement they had this sign hanging. I bundled it in with my new pin!
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This thing is awesome. Apparently BS is the couple’s initials, but no word on if this was custom or just coincidence since they were big-time gamblers. They had a MASSIVE full-sized craps table. I woulda bought it if I had space. (If someone crazy here is interested I can give you their info) 586E5A37-A2ED-48DF-A5A4-8A7019824AEC.jpeg7F196537-679E-4E90-82A3-BFDB91A08B5A.jpeg

You simply cannot beat the beautiful glow of vintage neon. The purple and white has such a great color in person.

Only on Pinside would you read about someone always having a neon tube tester in case of emergency purchase

Brain Stew! Nice choice.

Just picked up one of those nifty Neon Cicena “Rhonda” Phones. The seller stated many times that it was purple… in what world is this purple? IMG_8601.jpeg

It was cheap! My grandmother loves it and said she had always wanted one back in the 90s; her friend had one. Guess it’s hers now… (wish we had the shrug emoji!)