Re: salts and arcs

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Original poster: "Steve Cook by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk>

Actually a whole range of salts will give good colours, how about a
potassium salt (violet) strontium for red, I can't remember all the colours
but I seem to remember cobalt and nickel salts being particularly good.

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Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:28 AM
Subject: salts and arcs


> Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> Today i put a small blob of wet table salt on top of my small VTTC (which
is
> looking ok lately).  The arcs were awesome looking!  Very bright orange
and
> a tad longer than usual.  The base was totally orange, and there was specs
> of orange throughout the rest of the short 3.5 " arc.  I wonder how this
> would look on my big coil throwing 2.5 foot orange arcs.  The display is
> really brilliant!  Everyone ouht to try it if they can control thier coil
to
> a 6" arc, or if not watch the lightning from afar( i reccomend small
because
> then you can touch it and such).  I remember seeing this before on the
> internet but i didnt realise how amazing it really is!  Now go out and do
> it!!
>
> Anyone have any other common chemicals that they know of that do this type
> of thing?  I want to try some mixtures of different things.  Its kinda
like
> fireworks for the TC.  Have fun and try this.
>
> Steve Ward
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