Neon on Cooker Switch not working

[Tornado123]

hey all,

I removed a plastic cooker faceplate today (it had no neon) and I replaced it with a brushed steel one (with neon light).
The oven works fine since I am stumped. As far as I am aware the I got the feed and supply right.

 

[sparkwright]

Check the neon itself is sat correctly in it's holder.

Also check the neon wires are securely connected.

 

[winston1]

Why on earth do you need a neon anyway? Get a faceplate without one.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

As far as I am aware the I got the feed and supply right.

Feed and supply are the same thing.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Why on earth do you need a neon anyway? Get a faceplate without one.

I imagine he bought one with a neon because he wanted one.

What he does not want is you telling him not to have something he wants.

 

[JohnW2]

What he does not want is you telling him not to have something he wants.

Hmmm. What about all those people who get told things they don't necessarily want to be told about their wanting downlights. remote-controlled switching, PIR-controlled indoor lights etc. etc.?

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You'll find that with all of those there are genuine problems with them which they might not have considered. Uneven lighting, insulation/condensation issues, reliability/interference, not coming on/staying on when required, and so on.

Not the same as a neon on a cooker switch faceplate.

 

[JohnW2]

You'll find that with all of those there are genuine problems with them which they might not have considered. Uneven lighting, insulation/condensation issues, reliability/interference, not coming on/staying on when required, and so on.

True, but they also sometimes get told that there are wide-ranging issues relating to having things 'just because they are possible', even if there are no functional downsides (such as you mention above) to be considered.

Kind Regards, John

 

[winston1]

The reason I mentioned it was because I have a neon on a cooker switch I inherited with the house in 2004. Now having been on 24/7 ever since it is black and can hardly be seen, not to mention the approx £13 in electricity it has cost in that time. I should have changed it (for less than £13?) but I did not realise I would be here for so long.

 

[JohnW2]

The reason I mentioned it was because I have a neon on a cooker switch I inherited with the house in 2004. Now having been on 24/7 ever since it is black and can hardly be seen, not to mention the approx £13 in electricity it has cost in that time. I should have changed it (for less than £13?) but I did not realise I would be here for so long.

Fair enough.

You could, of course, have simply disconnected the neon, at no cost to yourself, in order to save the minor electricity cost!

In passing, as for those costs, I'm not sure where you get the £13 from. Neons in switches/sockets I have examined have usually drawn about 150mW. By my reckoning that would about to around 17kWh if run 2/7 for 13 years - which would be under £3 even at today's prices.

Kind Regards, John

 

[winston1]

I just guessed at 1 watt. Obviously a wrong guess.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Obviously a wrong guess.

Another

 

[JohnW2]

I just guessed at 1 watt. Obviously a wrong guess.

Fair enough - and, who knows, you might have a particularly greedy neon (which you could have disconnected, anyway) - I can only tell you about the one's I've looked at.

[ for your information, the ones I've looked at usually have a series resistor of around 220kΩ, which has about 140V across it (90-100V being across the neon). That's about 0.64mA, hence about 147mW at 230V ]

Kind Regards, John