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Exposed Neon and Cold-Cathode Lamps
Unlike most sign companies, Signs Manufacturing™ manufactures neon (and Cold-Cathode lamps).
We use the highest
quality glass and nickel-flex electrodes with Dumet alloy
inner leads, heavy-gauge solid-nickel corrosion-proof
7-strand exterior leads and ceramic collars, the best we
can buy, because except for heat-cracking, most neon
failures are electrode failures. Our artisans carefully charge each neon tube for optimum brilliance using the most sophisticated of neon pumping systems because the third most frequent cause of neon failure is improper pumping. Even though all neon dims in cold weather, neon manufactured by Signs Manufacturing™ will dim less because we use gases specially formulated for cold weather, which are unaffected by hot weather. Employing an old "trick-of-the-trade" we place our neon electrodes in the bottom of channel letters wherever possible. The heat rising off the electrodes heats the neon and causes it not to dim so greatly in cold weather. Another reason our signs are usually brighter when the weather is cold.
The most common cause
of neon failure is heat cracking. This is caused by
improper installation (too much or too little neon footage
for the size [secondary voltage] transformer used), or by
the effects of high voltage on the shorter neon pieces. It is critically important to the long-life of both the neon and the power transformers that each transformer has the proper resistance in neon (loading) for its secondary voltage.
Well-made and properly installed neon should average a twenty-year lifetime (40,000 hours of use). Neon is affected by voltage. For instance, standard neon will burn nearly 100% brighter if you double the power feeding it. The neon will last about ¼ as long, however, making this alternative quite expensive in total cost. Our challenge is to give you a brighter sign which attracts more customers, without increasing your sign, energy, or maintenance costs. Channel letters are usually illuminated with neon. Our artisans individually manufacture the neon for each letter after the letter base is manufactured to insure a proper fit that will evenly and brilliantly illuminate the entire face of the letter without "shorting" against the metal. Sign companies that buy their neon pre-made from neon manufacturers cannot do this. Multiple neon strokes are added as required to insure even illumination. We automatically employ neon intensity control to give our customers the brightest sign possible without increasing energy costs. Neon Colors
Cold-Cathode Colors (Glass 18 mm and larger)
Neon and Cold-Cathode Lamp BrightnessGlass tubes 8 mm to 18 mm thick are used to make “neon” lamps, 18 mm to 30 mm thick to make so-called “cold-cathode” lamps, thicker to make “fluorescent” lamps. Other than size and the type of electrode used, there is no difference between neon and fluorescent lamps of the same color output. The size and/or color does change the energy requirements, however, which is why they use different power sources. All things being equal, the thinner the tube, the more light it puts out! Unless there are over-riding lumen requirements, or landlord restrictions, we will adjust your neon size to give you the brightest sign possible. However, you CAN have an even brighter sign (see Brighter Signs.) Brighter Signs™ Neon“Our (channel letter) sign is like a star, a beacon in a universe of dull and dingy signs…it lights up the whole area! We couldn’t be more pleased.” Greg Clark, Mom’s Kitchen (with Brighter Signs™ option)
New neon is available that increases
the light output of neon, without increasing This new neon, incorporated into your new sign, will make your sign significantly brighter than all other signs in the area when lighted. A 110% brighter sign. Potential customers will see your sign first so it is the one that will make the strongest impression! The greatest testimonial to the effectiveness of Brighter Signs™ on our customer’s bottom line is that EVERY customer who has ordered Brighter Signs™ technology for a sign has reordered it for every sign from then on! Ultra-Bright Signs™ NeonWe combine our Brighter Signs™ technology with neon intensity control and higher-power transformers to create a 150% brighter sign. This option may use up to 16% more energy but its results can be worth it. Visit Our Unique Sign Lighting Laboratory andLED Video Display Sign ShowroomUnique in the entire sign industry, Signs Manufacturing™ built an 85’ by 50’ (over 4,000 sq ft) indoor sign lighting laboratory for testing the longevity, visibility, and effectiveness of all the lighted signs we manufacture. We have opened our laboratory to the public, for FREE, adding a Sign Showroom that includes LED Video Displays because we realized how important one would be to consumers.
Will your Sodium Vapor or Metal Halide parking lot lights affect the colors of your sign at night? How visible will your pylon sign’s border neon be during the day? Should you consider PinLights™, LetterLites™, SpectraLites™, or Trembler™ signs? Brighter Signs™ neon or Solarbrite™ LED lighting for channel letter signs? Fluorescent or HID lighting for your monument sign? Do Daylight or Cool White fluorescents make your sign’s colors look best? What are the differences between a flex-faced and an acrylic-faced sign cabinet? Don't buy a sign from a drawing when you can actually see and compare real signs. If you are considering purchasing an LED Video Display or Digital LED Message Center sign this exclusive opportunity will be particularly important. You must determine which LED spacing is best, so that your sign will be successful, considering how you will use it. Therefore, 6 mm, 8 mm, and 10 mm 481-trillion-color LED Video Display signs are always available for you to compare. No one else, sign company or not, can offer you this unique opportunity. Be sure to take advantage. Your business will be better because you do. If you don't visit it could cost you thousands every year. Can you afford not to? Why Buy Factory-Direct from a State-Licensed Company?Why not buy from a Sign Dealer (also called a Sign Broker or a Sign Store?) Would you give a car dealer $10,000 and tell him to buy you the best car he can for the money, sight unseen (or from a drawing?) Don’t you think you would get the car that made him the most? Do you think you could meet your needs asking for the cheapest car he can buy? Why would a sign dealer (sign broker or sign store) be any different? Remember, they are merely buying a sign from a manufacturer to resell to you, usually to resemble a drawing, making the most money they can.
Believing “...a sign is a sign” gets you a Yugo instead of a Cadillac. Remember the Yugo? They didn’t last very long, either. Also, most sign dealers, sign brokers and sign stores cannot legally install or service an electric sign. Ask to see their license. Ask to see a manufacturer's license also. A few are not licensed to do electrical work, either, they also have to hire other companies to install the signs they make. Now, who provides the warranty? The manufacturer, the installer, the salesman, anyone? If the sign was installed illegally do you think they'll honor their warranty? Did they REALLY obtain your City sign permit? Is the sign even safe? As a large, both UL and ETL listed manufacturer, our name is on all our signs. Just like you, we can't afford to have a bad sign destroy our business. We have to care, particularly with our Lifetime Warranty*. If you wonder if a sign-seller can legally install and service electrical signs through-out Texas go to http://www.license.state.tx.us/LicenseSearch/, enter "Electricians" in the "Inquire by License Type" box and the name of the sign business or person in the "Inquire by Name" box. If they are not licensed they can not. So someone can sell you signs and not be licensed to install or service them. You may have to have this done. But unless the electrical signs you buy are "listed" (U.L. usually) they won't be allowed to be installed in Texas, a State of Texas Consumer Protection Safety Law designed to insure that signs are safe to use, with a few local city ordinance exceptions. It is not illegal to sell them to you, however. Buy carefully. "I had a ****-a-**** (sign company) right across the street … that store's out of business now … I found out they hired some other company to build and install our sign and they did a really #@%&&$ job, the thing has never lit right. ****-a-**** Corporate won't do anything, they say the closed store was an independent franchise, and the sign builder/installer won't fix it, they say we weren't their customer. I need you to come out, tell me what it will cost to get the thing working properly and get it fixed." Chris Jennings, Jimmy Johns State Licensed Sign Installation and Sign ServiceWe are a full-service sign company. We provide sign site surveys, sign permits, sign installation and sign maintenance services for electrical and non-electrical signs for our customers as well as other sign companies. We provide this work in Dallas, Fort Worth (DFW), and ALL of North Texas and Northeast Texas. State Sign and Electrical License Numbers: TECL17503, TSCL18015, TSCL18016.
ZIP Codes 75001 thru 76958. Area Codes 214, 254, 430, 469, 682, 817, 903, 940, and 972. Serving Collin, Cook, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Titus, Van Zandt, Wood, and Wise Counties in Texas. We also have signs in 43 different states, and 6 other nations. |
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