Re: Sulfur Hexafluoride

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Sulfur Hexafluoride
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 08:34:19 -0600
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From: 	randy-at-gte-dot-net[SMTP:randy-at-gte-dot-net]
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Sent: 	Sunday, November 16, 1997 5:43 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Sulfur Hexafluoride

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> From:   Jim Lux[SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
> Sent:   Saturday, November 15, 1997 9:50 AM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Re: Sulfur Hexafluoride
> 
> > Anybody ever used/tried using Sulfur Hexafluoride in the use of a Tesla
> > coil?
> >
> > Andrew Chin    chinny-at-ozemail-dot-com.au
> >
> I was looking into SF6 for other reasons, and discovered that its price has
> skyrocketed. It used to be quite reasonable (a few $/lb), now it is
> something like $50-100/lb. Remember that a pound is about 2 cuft at STP.
> 
> Apparently, the ban on "freon" has resulted in a greatly increased demand
> for perfluoro hydrocarbons and the fluorinating plants can either run
> hydrocarbons like methane and ethane to produce new refrigerants (in great
> demand) or sulfur to make SF6 (not in great demand).
> 
> Great stuff as an insulator though! And, if you breathe it, it makes your
> voice deeper, opposite of helium.
> 
> Some of the Freons are comparable in density and available cheaper. They
> don't work quite as well as an insulator, and generate corrosive byproducts
> when they decompose.
> 

****NOTE: If I recall correctly, burning Freon results in DEADLY
phosgene
    gas.......not advisable as an insulator etc....
RV

> More at: http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~jimlux/insulgas.htm