- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
Discovered a funny effect while playing with xenon and ~30 MHz generator.
The inductively coupled plasma acts similar to a ball lightning.
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- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
Speaking of electrodeless plasma discharge tubes ---
has anyone here tried making Violet Ray wands, in traditional or novel shapes?
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- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
...ing allow you to skip it?
For most of the plasmaflasks (Xe, Ar, Kr ones) any baking or cleaning is not required at all, as gas pressures are m...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
I've finally tracked down the source of the green plasma color in xenon-air mixtures. It's a phenomenon that is particular to the presence of nitroge...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
Hi Carl, your tube work is amazing. Outstanding colors and filament formation. I've been working with two amateur plasma tube makers over the last yea...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
...ould envision and realize suitable containers for plasma, and then I could apply my technical repertoire with the gas filling and electrification. Be...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
... and it's not something I'm comfortable with in a plasma lamp. After all, it diffuses through Pyrex quite rapidly!
Anyway, here are a few more o...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
I have helium here at the house and it's not something I'm comfortable with in a plasma lamp. After all, it diffuses through Pyrex quite rapidly...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
I'm a long-time skeptic of the value of disclosures made by commercial plasma artists about their fills. I don't begrudge these folks their livelihoo...
- Posted by Carl A. Willis on Tuesday 12 February 2013 - 07:22:49
... a few months consulting for Parker's company (on plasma etch, not art). The NDA is singed was absurd to say the least so I won't comment on what I le...
