Green target has to "warm up"?

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Originally Posted by Rick TYler

Each driving team consists of two DRIVERs, a COACH, a HUMAN PLAYER, and a LAMP WARMER.

The LAMP WARMER -- Each ALLIANCE shall provide one person to serve as LAMP WARMER, chosen from among the pre-college student members of the three teams in the ALLIANCE. Each LAMP WARMER shall be equipped with a 150-foot 3-conductor extension cord (at least 12AWG copper cable per conductor), a 120VAC 1000 watt heat gun, and a 10-foot Type IA step ladder. The extension cord and the heat gun must be unmodified and UL listed. The step ladder may be of any construction as long as it is certified as Type IA, and is equipped with rubber or other nonskid feet. The LAMP WARMER will climb the step ladder to prewarm the 2006 Vision Target. The LAMP WARMER may choose to remain on the ladder during the match, or climb down.

Heh, that's awsome! New custom title time!


So my question is, not being very familiar with the cold-cathodes, if you have it running for a while (long enough to warm up), turn it off, and then turn it on a couple minutes later, is it still warmed up? How long does the cool-down take? It seems that some people in this thread have been assuming it will stay warmed up, while others are assuming it won't. Can anyone enlighten me?