Useful
Tips

• The inside of a letter/cabinet should be painted white for best reflection.

• Plan 8 weeks for production and installation of your sign program.

• Request old ballasts/transformers back (when not in warranty) to ensure new ones have been installed.

• Warranty service calls should result in a labor charge only.

• If servicing a sign for lamp(s) that are out, go ahead and replace all lamps.

• Cold weather causes neon to dim.  Cold especially dims white neon.

• Red face-lit channel letters illuminate more vibrantly with red neon inside.

• When deciding on a sign remember your audience’s perspective and try to look at it through their eyes.

Photocell vs. Time Clock

Photocell –

1.  Is mounted directly onto sign so it will react to the natural changes in lighting. 

2.  Is cheaper than a Time Clock, both the unit itself and installation. 

Time Clock –

1.  Is located in the building and requires an electrician to run the wiring from the sign to the clock. 

2.  If you lose power, the clock will have to be reset.