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Registered Member #1696
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Hello everybody. If you hook up your plasma speaker to a plasma globe, would you still hear some music?
I build my plasma speaker at school, and well, it is finally finished. But my teacher is afraid someone might be stupid enough (read, interested :P) to touch one of the leads. So I had to come up with a solution to make the speaker fool proof, and i wanted to find a solution to get rid off any ozone created by the "spark". I thought a plasma globe might solve the problem. Many thanks!
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You're not going to hear much through a glass plasma globe. Sounds like your teacher is concerned about safety. In that case, just enclose your plasma speaker inside a cage of mesh wire (available from any hardware or home improvement garden center).
Plasma globe would also work, but you're defeating the purpose of your plasma speaker.
Registered Member #1696
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A cage of mesh wire might be a good idea^^ The cage should be connected to a proper ground, right? But that still leaves the Ozone problem. Is there any way i could minimize the ozone production?
I read something about using a hydrogen and oxygen flame, to make ionized "air". This way the only byproduct would be water. Could this maybe work?
Registered Member #99
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 06:10PM
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I believe ozone is only dangerous in high levels. Open a window in the room it is in. Ozone can be beneficial in small amounts. As for the wire cage, you will want it connected to a good ground.
As for dealing with stupidity, youll want a good lawyer.
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Ozone and other nasty gases produced by sparks are not something to ignore. The irritation in your nose, eyes, and even ears can last for several days after just a few minutes of experimentation with high-voltage devices. Ventilation is an absolute necessity. I don't know of any efficient way to avoid ozone formation, other than the elimination of oxigen from where the sparks are produced.
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Joined: Thu Feb 28 2008, 10:57AM
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For something small like a plasma speaker arc, just a simple fan should be enough. I've found that the ozone is mostly produced when the arc doesn't have a return path, and just sits there hissing.
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I don't believe the Ozone created by the flyback stays ozone very long. In fact most of this type of Ozone stays at a lower altitude and is a component in smog or pollution. I think I have read somewhere that it's unstable and the O3 eventually goes back to regular oxygen.
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