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Re: Pink Plasma



Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

probably a "plasma globe" with argon, and a flyback type HV supply
Argon gives white discharges, and is cheap..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: Pink Plasma


> Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<nicothefabulous-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Sorry Gary,  I was trying to be surreptitious at work and was in a hurry,
> neglecting to read the text!  It would be very interesting to build a test
> cell out of plexi that would withstand a decent vacuum to test various
> gases.  I've seen sets of discharge tubes with the noble gases on ebay,
but
> the prices are not that attractive.  Maybe once I actually get a decent
coil
> finished...
>
> On a side note, has anyone else seen the Smirnoff Ice plasma displays in
> bars?  I've seen them in Denver.  They feature a nice Bell Jar shape with
a
> Smirnoff Ice bottle in the center.  Nice continuous bright white arcs from
> the bottle to the glass.  I wonder if the bottle is removable from the
> inside?  If anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.  Thanks.
>
> Nick A
> Denver
>
>
> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: RE: Pink Plasma
> >Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:44:29 -0700
> >
> >Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> ><Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
> >
> >I have no idea what pressure was in the jar.  I just boiled and capped
> >it as I described on my web page.
> >
> >Gary Lau
> >MA, USA
> >
> >Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz
> ><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nicothefabulous-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> >
> >Gary,
> >
> >Cool picture.  What pressure is the gas in the jar and what mixtures did
> >you
> >try?
> >
> >Nick A
> >Denver, CO
> >
> >
> > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > >Subject: Pink Plasma
> > >Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 07:47:34 -0700
> > >
> > >Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> >
> > ><Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
> > >
> > >I had some fun with my mini coil today, creating pink streamers in a
> > >jar.  Not that there's anything wrong with the blue/purple streamers
> > >that we're used to, but a change is always nice.  I created a rarified
> > >air/water vapor mixture in a pasta sauce jar and placed it on top of my
> > >mini coil.  The result was delightful and I've added a photo to my mini
> > >coil web page at:
> > >http://people.ne.mediaone-dot-net/lau/tesla/minicoil.htm.  For those with
> > >slow modems, just the single photo may be seen at:
> > >http://people.ne.mediaone-dot-net/lau/tesla/minicoil_files/pinkstreamers.jp
> >g
> > >
> > >
> > >Photographing this in near darkness forced me to figure out the manual
> > >focusing on my Olympus C3000 digital camera, and I'm happy to report
> > >that it does work, despite being awkward.
> > >
> > >Regards, Gary Lau
> > >MA, USA
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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