Re: Plexiglass

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Ben I used PVC to build my Nitrogen laser With a VICOR glass window.Vicor is
better than quartz for SW UV. Quartz age yellows with high power sw UV.
   Robert  H

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:35:51 -0700
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> Subject: Re: Plexiglass
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> Resent-Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:51:13 -0700
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> Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> 
> Well, this is a bit different.. I wanted to build a nitrogen laser and I just
> wanna make sure that no more UV gets out than is supposed to.. ;)
> 
> Coiling in Pittsburgh
> Ben McMillen 
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>> 
>> wrote:  
>> Original poster: "Terry Fritz"
>> 
>> Of course, if one wants to stare into a spark gap, welding glass from any
>> welding shop is the way to go:
>> 
>> http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/MarcGap/MarcGap3.jpg
>> 
>> Here is an early verions of Marc's triggered gap showing the gaps and
trigger
>> electrode through #10 welding glass...
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Terry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 09:37 PM 3/21/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Are there any plastics (readily availabe) that DO absorb UV light? I
>> thought 
>>> there was a thread about this a while back..
>>> 
>>> Coiling in Pittsburgh
>>> Ben McMillen 
>>> 
>>> Tesla list 
>>>> 
>>>> wrote: 
>>>> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz "
>>>> 
>>>> Plexiglas is a trademarked name for acrylic plastic. It doesn't absorb UV,
>>>> normal! ly, unless they've added a UV filter to the plastic. FWIW Lexan is
>> a 
>>>> tradename for polycarbonate.
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tesla list"
>>>> To: 
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:08 PM
>>>> Subject: Plexiglass
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz "
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all, 
>>>>> Can anyone tell me the 'off the shelf' name for Plexiglass? I need plexi
>>>>> because of its UV absorbing characteristics and I can't find it on
>>>> McMaster 
>>>>> Carr's website..
>>>>> 
>>>>> Coiling in Pittsburgh
>>>>> Ben McMillen 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> &! 
>> gt;
>> 
>> 
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