I suggest you try another experiment: Try pulling the plug to turn it on/off. Does that mimic the way the sign turns off with the smart outlet ?
Once you have that info, we can speculate about what the power switch in the sign does, and also the smart outlet. It might not be a simple series-switch like most appliances have; it could somehow be tied into the power supply, which would explain why the shutoff is different Does the smart outlet click when turning on/off ? If so, it's a relay. If not, it's probably a triac. They have different turn-off characteristics. Is the sign 2-conductor (neutral & hot), or 3-conductor (neutral + hot + GND). I've seen really weird things happen with noise coupling between neutral and GND. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/10e8cc5c-4cdf-4fac-b8ca-4a3b279e69cf%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
