Re: New Kirlian Photographic Method?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 


 > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date:  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:49:43 -0600
 >
 >  >Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >The metal camera body will shield the film in the camera.  If it >is a
 > plastic camera, maybe the film will see something.  The >electronics in
the
 > camera (if it has any) may be destroyed in any >case.
 >
 > The point is not to expose the film in the camera, I'd use a camera
without
 > any film in it, the object is to see if the discharge or any of its
 > components will follow the optical path presented by a slr camera's
lenses,
 > mirror and prism.

I would expect not.  Glass (and/or plastic, both are used in optical
systems) is an insulator.  The discharge might follow the surface of the
insulator.