[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]

Re: Spark Gap Gasses Experiment



> 
> This is very interesting!  My argon gap also leaves the copper a clean but
> pink color.  Much like freshly etched copper.  If nitrogen could be used to
> make an inert gap, it would provide a gas which would me much easier to
> find :-))  I believe that you can burn a candle or other flammable
> substance in an enclosed space to remove the oxygen. 
 
This technique (burning something to remove the O2) has been mentioned
before. I don't recall if it was in Craggs & Meek or in Fruengel.