Difference between silicone neon and neon tubing?

Silicone neon lights differ significantly from neon tubing in several ways. The following is a detailed comparison of these two lighting products:

I. Definition and Principle

Silicone neon light

Definition: Silicone neon is a kind of LED flexible light strip made of silicone material, which emits bright and colorful light through the LED light source.

Principle: Silicone neon light utilizes LED as a light source to achieve uniform and soft light-emitting effect through the flexibility and high light transmittance of silicone material.

Neon Tubing

Definition: Neon tubing is a traditional lighting product made of glass tubes filled with a thin gas (such as neon, argon, etc.) and made to emit light by a high-voltage electric field.

Principle: neon tube using cold cathode glow discharge principle, when the high-voltage electric field applied to the ends of the glass tube, the gas inside the tube is ionized and light.

Second, the material and structure

Silicone neon light

Material: mainly made of silicone material, with excellent flexibility and weather resistance.

Structure: Silicone light strip with LED light source embedded inside and wrapped by silicone material outside to form a flexible luminous body.

Neon Tube

Material: Mainly made of glass tube with high hardness and brittleness.

Structure: The glass tube is filled with thin gas inside, with electrodes at both ends, and powered by high voltage transformer.

Three, performance characteristics

Silicone neon light

Strong weather resistance: silicone material can maintain stable physical and chemical properties over a wide temperature range.

Strong UV resistance: it is not easy to age and turn yellow when exposed to ultraviolet rays for a long time.

Good corrosion resistance: silicone is chemically stable and can resist the corrosion of general acids, alkalis and salts.

High light transmittance: silicone material has high light transmittance, which can effectively reduce light loss.

Convenient installation: Silicone neon tape is flexible, can be bent into various shapes, easy to install.

Energy saving and environmental protection: LED light source is energy-saving and efficient, and the silicone material is environmentally friendly and pollution-free.

Neon Tube

Colorful: You can get many colors of light by filling different gases.

Good visual effect: the light emitted from neon tubes has a unique visual effect and is commonly used in billboards, night lighting, etc.

Long service life: in the case of continuous work without power supply, the service life can reach more than 10,000 hours.

However, there are limitations: such as fragile, high voltage power supply, maintenance costs and so on.

Application Scenario

Silicone neon light

Suitable for a variety of places that require flexible lighting and personalized design, such as indoor decoration, commercial display, city lighting.

Especially suitable for use in humid and corrosive environments, such as seashore, chemical plant, etc.

Neon Tube

Mainly used for outdoor billboards, night lighting, festival decoration and other occasions.

Because of its unique visual effect and long service life, it occupies an important position in the construction of urban nightscape.

V. Summary

There are significant differences between silicone neon lights and neon tubes in terms of materials, structure, performance characteristics and application scenarios. Silicone neon with its excellent flexibility, weather resistance, UV resistance and energy saving and environmental protection features, in the field of modern lighting shows a broad application prospects; while neon tube with its unique visual effect and long service life, in outdoor advertising and night lighting and other areas continue to play an important role. Both have their own advantages, users can choose the right lighting products according to the actual needs.