Neon bulb logic elements link?

[Scott Stevens]

On Tue, 24 May 2005 22:30:34 +0100 (BST)
Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.u-net.com> wrote:

> On May 24 2005, 17:11, James Fogg wrote:
> 
> > I seem to recall that neon's behave as diodes. I might be wrong.
> 
> No, neons happily pass AC.  You must be thinking of something else.
> 

Neons act like 'zener diodes' in a sense, perhaps that is where he got
the notion.  Neon lamps fire at a constant voltage and can be used as
relatively stable voltage references, similar to a zener diode.  But
other than 'voltage reference' use they are completely unlike diodes.