Re: Fun with Argon

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Original poster: Gary Franklin <Franklin.Gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello,

I have read that Tesla used inert gases in some his experiments but I
don't know any details.

Jon C. Fox has some pages, http://hilarion.com/igd.html, that describe
his work inert gases that are energized with a magnetic and/or electirc
field. Anyone noticed any effects that you could say are due to the
inert gas?

Tesla invented a ozone production method that produced only ozone, which
is not toxic. The glass electrodes of a violet wand, also a Tesla
invention I understand, produces ozone without the nitric compounds.

GF


Tesla list wrote:
>
> Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In a pure argon atmosphere the arcs will travel at least 5x their normal
> length and appear much, much hotter than 'normal'.  Also, they may approach
> 8x their normal (atmospheric gases) length.  I've around 4 or 5 years of
> experience in this area (see the bi-polar coil page on my web).
>
> Here's an idea for some potentially great photos, fill large balloons with
> argon, attach them above the coil and while it's running, with cameras at
> the ready, puncture the balloons (many ways to do this), argon is heavier
> than our atmosphere and it will drift down into the discharge area, you
> could also spray that area directly with a bottle of argon, don't worry,
> nothing will blow, and the arcs going into the hose up into the bottle is
> of no consequence..........Send me copies.  I'll be doing this experiment
> fairly soon.  The only problem is that our atmosphere is around 78%
> nitrogen, which inhibits arcing (which is why I use it to blast spark gaps
> on some of my designs), so a fairly large quantity of argon needs to be
> discharged into the arcing area.  But who knows?  That's the fun of an
> experiment.
>
> And from what little that I know, you do directly smell the ozone (which is
> damaging to the lungs, and Tesla wanted to open "Ozone Parlours", go
> figure).  There are other breakdown products but that 'sweet' smell is you
> nose directly identifying ozone.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John F. Cooper
> Irvine, CA
> www.Tesla-Coil.com
> www.FrankensteinsLab.com
>
>  >>
>  >>Does a tesla coil need air to discharge?  I also thought of filling the
>  >>case with argon or some inert gas.  I also thought that this might
>  >>affect the amount of sparks produced because it probably wouldn't
>  >>be as conductive.
>  >
>  >The arcs will be about 5X longer in argon!!  Nitrogen would be the best
>  >choice there I think.  But just air should be fine.  The problem with the
>  >fancy gasses is that they all do odd things to the spark behavior.  Arcs
>  >travel about 5X longer in argon.
>  >
>  >Cheers,
>  >
>  >         Terry
>  >