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   Message 70,726 of 72,318   
   ehsjr to Terry Pinnell   
   Re: Short +ve pulses, simplest solution?   
   05 Sep 18 01:50:51   
   
   From: ehsjr@verizon.net   
      
   On 8/17/2018 2:05 AM, Terry Pinnell wrote:   
      
      
   >   
   > Still trying to isolate the cause of the fault: repeated opening and   
   > closing!   
   >   
   > Terry, East Grinstead, UK   
   >   
      
   Hi Terry,   
      
   The problem might be the neon bulb itself.  Over time (years)   
   they can degrade and start to blink.  I assume that you can't   
   see the bulb(s) in normal operation, so the best diagnostic   
   approach might be just replacing with new.   
      
   Ed   
      
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