Re: Geissler and/or Neon Tube in Microwave Oven?

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

But you can easily contol how much power the bulb
receives, either by the microwave power setting,
and/or by placing cup(s) of water in the oven to
absorb excess power.

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: William Beaty <billb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> On Sun, 7 Jan 2007, Tesla list wrote:
>
>  > Original poster: "Tedd Payne"
> <teddp2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > I'd like to know from multiple people who have
> actually done it, what
>  > all happens, maybe it simply lights up?
>
>
> Since the oven is essentially a thousand-watt
> high-freq power supply, you
> end up with a thousand-watt Geissler tube.
>
> The plasma is so hot that its pressure rises above
> one atmosphere.  It's
> so hot that it can heat up the glass to the
> temperature where glass
> becomes conductive and starts absorbing microwaves.
> When that happens, a
> red hot bubble in the glass wall expands and goes
> "POW," blowing outwards.
> (But, depending on the oven, it does take a couple
> of minutes before this
> happens.)
>
>
>
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