Re: Micro SSTC + light bulb = plasma globe. Safe?

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 


Is the light bulb interior a vacuum or does it contain a non oxidizing gas
like nitrogen?  Seems like if it contained a gas, this would help in
conduction of heat to the glass container.

Gerry R.


 > Original poster: "asduoi.asdigffsa.sadug3eo355"
<ozonejunkie-at-westnet-dot-com.au>
 >
 > Hi Eric,
 >
 > I did some small experimentation with using light bulbs as plasma globes
 > a little while ago, just connecting the terminals to an ignition coil
 > driven by a 555. (See http://ph4tboys.endoftheinternet-dot-org/PlasmaG/)
 >  >From the research I did, yes there are X rays produced.  If I recall
 > correctly, I read somewhere that it takes about 50kV minimum to produce
 > decent x-rays.  Also, in regard to the implosion of the bulbs, I am a
 > little unsure, but when I successfully melted holes through light bulbs
 > using a NST, there was no implosion whatsoever, the arc just changes
 > colour as air from the atmosphere enters the 'plasma' chamber.
 >
 > Good Luck,
 > Tristan
 > (Australia)
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:58 AM
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 > Subject: Micro SSTC + light bulb = plasma globe. Safe?
 >
 > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >
 > <http://pc.hydrogen18-dot-com/projectlogs/hivolt/micro_sstc/IMG_6159.JPG>htt
 > p://pc.hydrogen18-dot-com/projectlogs/hivolt/micro_sstc/IMG_6159.JPG
 >
 > So I was playing around with this thing some more today and got bored of
 >
 > messing around with argon tubes in my hands and was wondering...what
 > happens to a light bulb? So I put one in my hand and waved it near the
 > corona discharge. Wow. I was sure impressed. So I sat it on top of my
 > micro
 > sstc, touched the output 28 awg wire to it and fired it up. Its even
 > more
 > impressive. The light bulb glass glows red hot after 30 seonds. It
 > alters
 > the resonant frequency so much that if I draw an arc from the coil it
 > stops
 > resonating and runs from the 555 noise. My only concerns are A) will the
 >
 > bulb melt and implode
 >    B)is this making x rays. Also, some people say this makes "lightning
 > in a
 > bottle", its much closer to "fire in a bottle". I suppose an interrupted
 >
 > coil would more like lighting
 >
 > ---Eric
 >
 >