Original poster: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx
In a message dated 11/27/06 12:33:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>So I seal up the edges of the foil on the glass/saltwater cap, then run it
>for awhile. Sure enough, the purple glow from between the foil and glass
>changes color after a few minutes. Becomes greyish. Maybe even greenish.
FWIW, two years ago a TCML member expressed interest in
research about the "Color Fades in Discharges":
<http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2004/Dec/msg00154.html>http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2004/Dec/msg00154.html
Not sure if the chemistry behind this was ever adequately explained.
-Phil LaBudde