- Posted by Josh on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 06:46:53
The reason hobbyists dislike modern flybacks is because they output DC rather than AC, which restricts the projects you can use it for (no plasma glob...
- Posted by Josh on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 06:46:53
... of free parts there as everyone throws them out. Plasma screen TV's or signs, NOTE: the bigger the TV or monitor the more chance of getting really ni...
- Posted by Josh on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 06:46:53
...it right. I have been able to power a light bulb "plasma globe" and get some good streamers to arc onto my hand but that is about it... No visible str...
- Posted by Josh on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 06:46:53
...trons are too busy colliding with and heating the plasma. Plus, in the lightbulb-plasma-globe example, the electricity is AC so the electrons are acce...
- Posted by Josh on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 06:46:53
...he skin. This is from the high temperature of the plasma in the arc. RF burns are pretty nasty since it makes the wonderful(sarcasm) smell of burning ...
- Posted by Josh on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 06:46:53
The reason hobbyists dislike modern flybacks is because they output DC rather than AC, which restricts the projects you can use it for (no plasma g...
- Posted by 803 on Thursday 20 May 2010 - 23:50:19
Dave's presentation also covers what was probably the largest vacuum-tube power oscillator ever built, a NASA plasma heater with 3.2MW output from ...
- Posted by 803 on Thursday 20 May 2010 - 23:50:19
...k. It's nothing new or exciting.
The classic plasma tweeter circuit uses screen modulation, so again it's nothing new.
Dr. Electrons, will y...
- Posted by 803 on Thursday 20 May 2010 - 23:50:19
...t vacuum-tube power oscillator ever built, a NASA plasma heater with 3.2MW output from eight ML-7482 triodes. Each of these tubes was rated at 440KW p...
- Posted by Proud Mary on Friday 14 May 2010 - 18:39:43
...of Hammerite? I want to try the gold stuff on the speaker grill of a retro-looking amp I'm building, but the hammered gold only comes in a tin that yo...