Re: salts and arcs

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Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Cool guys, thanks for the replies!!  Ill keep an eye out for some of these 
chemicals.  I really like the look of the golden arc i get with good ol' 
table salt.

Steve Ward.


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: salts and arcs
>Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 07:44:25 -0600
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>Original poster: "Tim J by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><digital_raven45-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>Yep, I've done both a Tesla Coil and a Jacobs Ladder with added salts.
>
>I done:
>
>Copper Sulphate: which gives a blue-green colour
>Strontium Nitrate: which give bright red...hard on the eyes
>Barium Sulphate or Nitrate: gives bright green
>Sodium Chloride (table salt): orange burning
>Indium Nitrate / Sulphate (HARD TO FIND!): but they both burn neon blue!
>AWESOME!
>Potassium Nitrate: burns purplish
>
>...Iron fillings give a shower of golden sparks.