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Change the color of your breakout?

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Austin
Mon Apr 14 2008, 04:40AM Print
Austin Registered Member #1169 Joined: Wed Dec 12 2007, 09:16AM
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I read somewhere on this forum that it is technically possible to change the the color of your breakout by placing a neon tube or something equivalent as a breakout point. Is this true?
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MOT_man
Mon Apr 14 2008, 04:49AM
MOT_man Registered Member #1127 Joined: Mon Nov 19 2007, 12:08AM
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yep --- I used Strontium Nitrate on the tesla coil breakout and it worked well --- just the beginning of the streamer was red...
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Mon Apr 14 2008, 05:17AM
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There are a few ways you can do it. The most common is to put a salt on the breakout point, somethng with chlorine for yellow, strontium for red, copper blue, etc, etc. The problem is that as the water (and the salt sometimes) is vaporsied you loose the effect.

I found that using some kinds of glass (specifically, that of a ne2 neon bulb) has enough free ions running arround to give a nice yellow output, but it doesn't evaporate like salts do smile


It also works to put random objects (plastic, organic matter, etc, etc) on the top and see what happens. Putting pvc will usually give all sorts of neat colors as it bursts into flame, just be very careful of the toxic fumes....
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quicksilver
Mon Apr 14 2008, 02:12PM
quicksilver Registered Member #1408 Joined: Fri Mar 21 2008, 03:49PM
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Strontium nitrate, sulfate, & carbonate (road flares!) = red
Barium Nitrate, or carbonate = green
Sodium salts (sodium oxalate, available as grout cleaner!) = yellow
Copper sulfate (root killer!) = blue
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Austin
Mon Apr 14 2008, 06:34PM
Austin Registered Member #1169 Joined: Wed Dec 12 2007, 09:16AM
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i would love to see some picks if anyone has any =P
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Tesladownunder
Tue Apr 15 2008, 02:32AM
Tesladownunder Registered Member #10 Joined: Thu Feb 02 2006, 09:45AM
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or you could do this.

1208226727 10 FT43451 Teslacolormultibilat0083600
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Tom540
Tue Apr 15 2008, 03:24AM
Tom540 Banned on 3/17/2009.
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Or, lets not as say we did.
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flannelhead
Tue Apr 15 2008, 09:41AM
flannelhead Registered Member #952 Joined: Mon Aug 13 2007, 11:07AM
Location: Finland
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If you like cheating, you could always do a bit of photoshopping like I usually do to my avatars wink Very spectacular effects can be obtained that way.
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Extreme Electronics
Thu Apr 17 2008, 12:48PM
Extreme Electronics Registered Member #74 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 09:17AM
Location: Nottingham UK
Posts: 99
Take a look at Link2

My experements with various compounds on a breakout...

Derek
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