Flexible Neon Light Tubing

Great for Vehicles, Costumes, Advertising or Just Decoration 

Now you Can Make Your Own Neon Signs & Bright Neon Decorations for a Fraction of the Cost!

 WARNING:

Flexible Neon Tubing is made to connect to special low voltage power sources as shown below only.

AA Batteries:
1. Neon Power Adapter (NT3V,NT3VL or NT3VT) male plug - connects- to female plug pigtail - connects -  to neon tubing
2. Cigarette adapter (NT12V) male connector  - connects- to female plug pigtail - connects -  to neon tubing.
3. Remove cigarette plug from adapter (NT12V) & hard wire adapter to 12 volt power source - male plug on adapter connects- to female plug pigtail - connects -  to neon tubing.
3. Connect 12 volt adapter (NT12VT or NT12V3) to 12 volt power source  - adapter connects- to female plug pigtail - connects -  to neon tubing.

120 Volt Household Current:
1. 120 volt power adapter (NT120V) 12 volt output -connects to-  Neon Power Adapter (NT3V, NT3VL or NT3VT) male plug -connects- to female plug pigtail -connects-  to neon tubing

Flexible Neon Light Tubing

Instructions for Wire Preparation and Termination

A.  Attachment Ideas: The flexible neon tubing can be bent to any shape and can be attached to any surface that dos not get too hot (less than 150 F).   Plastic Sheet: It is sometimes useful to attach the tubing to a surface such as clear plastic plexiglass oir lexan sheets.  This provides a measn of anchoring the tubing to hold a shape and still allows the light to be seen thru a glass window from either side.    Fish line, glue or tie wraps can be used to anchor to the flat plastic sheet.  Small holes can be drilled to allow a loop to be formed with the fish line or tie wrap thru the plastic. Tubing on Motorcycles ATV's and Bicycles: It is common to wrap the neon tubing around the frame of a Motorcycles ATV's or bicycle.  The ends can be fastened with a tie wrap.  Clothing or Costumes: The neon tubing can be attached using Velcro loops, or stitches around the tubing.  Do not puncture the tubing during attachment.

B.  Wire Preparation & Termination: Recommended Tools: Scissors. Soldering Iron, Heat Gun, Wire cutters, Exacto Knife or Hot Knife/hot tweezers, magnifying glass. Step 1:  Cut tubing to length using scissors, wire cutters or and exacto knife.   Leave extra length in case you mess up the termination. Step 2: The neon tubing has 2 layers of insulation.  The outer layer is colored and the inner layer is transparent.   Using a hot knife, hot tweezers or an exacto knife, cut thru approximately 20mm of the outer colored layer of insulation exposing the inner insulated bundle.  This must be done carefully so that the inner insulation and delicate outer conductors inside the inner layer are not accidentally cut off.   Step 3: Using a hot knife, hot tweezers or an exacto knife, cut thru approximately 5mm of the inner transparent layer of insulation exposing the inner conductor and two outer conductors.  This must be done extremely carefully so that the outer conductors are not accidentally cut off.  The outer conductors are extremely tiny, like a filament. Step 4: Using an exacto knife, scrape the phosphor coating away off from the inner conductor exposing about 2-5mm of the metal inside the inner conductor.  This will expose the metal of the inner conductor so it can be soldered to later.  Step 5:  It is best to attach a pre-wired female pigtail connector to the neon tubing so that it can be easily connected and disconnected any time from the power source. Separate the two wires on the male pigtail to a distance of about 30mm from the end.  Cut one wire on the pigtail about 10mm shorter than the other.  This will allow the wires on the pigtail to align properly with the neon tubing. Strip the two wires from the pigtail connector exposing the copper wire about 5mm.     Cut a piece of 1/8" shrink tubing about 20mm-30mm long, and slide it over the shorter wire on the pigtail connector.  Tin both wires on the pigtail connector with solder. Step 6:  Solder the inner conductor to the shorter wire on the pigtail connector wire.  (NOTE:  The neon tubing has no +/- polarity so it does not matter which wire connects to + or - ) Slide the shrink tubing over the soldered area and shrink the tubing using a heat gun.  (Note: Heat from the soldering iron or a candle can be used to shrink the tubing, if you do not have a heat gun if you are careful not turn melt the solder or the tubing. Step 7:  Twist the two outer conductors together and then twist the outer conductors around the longer wire on the pigtail connector.  (NOTE:  The neon wire has no +/- polarity so it does not matter which wire connects to + or - ) Solder the outer conductors to the longer wire on the pigtail connector wire.  (NOTE:  The neon tubing has no +/- polarity so it does not matter which wire connects to + or - ) Step 8:  Cut a piece of 3/8" diameter shrink tubing and slide it over the entire spliced area.  Shrink the tubing using a heat gun.  (Note: Heat from the soldering iron or a candle can be used to shrink the tubing, if you do not have a heat gun if you are careful not turn melt the solder or the tubing. Step 9:  Test the neon tubing to make sure it lights.  If it does not light, then one of the wires is not connected as described above, or the other end of the tubing may have the inner and outer conductors shorted together.  You may have to re-terminate the neon tubing or dress the non terminated end to ensure that it is not shorted.  After you ensure that the neon tubing is lighting, you can cut the non-terminated end of the tubing to the desired finished length.  This end should be terminated to ensure that it does not short out.  The inner and outer conductors on the non-terminated end must remain separated.  This can be assured by  stripping and dressing the non-terminated end as shown in the images below: Alternatively, you may dot the end with silicone after ensuring that the inner and outer conductors are not making contact and are separated.

C.  Wire Preparation & Splicing Neon Tubing Together. One or more sections of  neon tubing can be connected and spliced together.  It can be connected to the same or different colored neon tubing. Step 1: Cut tubing to length using scissors, wire cutters or and exacto knife.   Leave extra length in case you mess up the termination. Step 2: The neon tubing has 2 layers of insulation.  The outer layer is colored and the inner layer is transparent.   Using a hot knife, hot tweezers or an exacto knife, cut thru approximately 20mm of the outer colored layer of insulation exposing the inner insulated bundle on one end of each neon tubing to be spliced.  This must be done carefully so that the inner insulation and delicate outer conductors inside the inner layer are not accidentally cut off.     Step 3: Using a hot knife, hot tweezers or an exacto knife, cut thru approximately 5mm of the inner transparent layer of insulation exposing the inner conductor and two outer conductors on one end of each neon tubing to be spliced.  This must be done extremely carefully so that the outer conductors are not accidentally cut off.  The outer conductors are extremely tiny, like a filament. Step 4: Using an exacto knife, scrape the phosphor coating away off from the inner conductor exposing about 2-5mm of the metal inside the inner conductor on one end of each neon tubing to be spliced.   This will expose the metal of the inner conductor so it can be soldered to later.  Step 5: Cut a piece of 1/8" shrink tubing about 10mm-20mm long, and slide it over one of the inner conductors out of the way so you can solder.   Step 6:  Solder the inner conductors together. Slide the over the entire spliced area.  Shrink the tubing using a heat gun.  (Note: Heat from the soldering iron or a candle can be used to shrink the tubing, if you do not have a heat gun if you are careful not turn melt the solder or the tubing.   Slide the shrink tubing over the soldered area and shrink the tubing using a    Step 7:  Twist the two outer conductors together and then solder the outer conductors together from each section of neon tubing.   Step 8:  Cut a piece of 3/8" diameter shrink tubing and slide it over the entire spliced area.  Shrink the tubing using a heat gun.  (Note: Heat from the soldering iron or a candle can be used to shrink the tubing, if you do not have a heat gun if you are careful not turn melt the solder or the tubing. Step 9:  Test the neon tubing to make sure it lights.  If it does not light, then one of the wires is not connected as described above, or the other end of the tubing may have the inner and outer conductors shorted together.  You may have to re-terminate the neon tubing or dress the non terminated end to ensure that it is not shorted.  After you ensure that the neon tubing is lighting, you can cut the non-terminated ends of the tubing to the desired finished length.  This end should be terminated to ensure that it does not short out.  The inner and outer conductors on the non-terminated end must remain separated.  This can be assured by  stripping and dressing the non-terminated end as shown in the images below: Alternatively, you may dot the end with silicone after ensuring that the inner and outer conductors are not making contact and are separated.

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