Re: [TCML] Other fun things to do with a TC circuit.

["Phillip Slawinski" <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>]

No problem, glad you learned something new out of this.

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Quarkster <quarkster@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Phillip -
>
>  My apologies - with further time spent on the Lamptech website, I found
> that the detailed descriptions of the HPS lamps DO show Xe as one of the
> constituent gases.
>
>  Equally interesting was the Osram Endura inductively coupled Electrodeless
> Induction Lamp, a "loop" envelope that functioned as a single-turn
> secondary, with ionized gas as the conductor. This operated at 250 KHz,
> right in the middle of the usual range of tesdla coil operating frequencies.
>
>  Regards,
>  Herr Zapp
>
>
>
> Quarkster <quarkster@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Phillip -
>
> Lots of interesting technical information on the Lamptech website, but
> there's nothing in the sodium section that mentions xenon. The general
> introduction page does mention xenon, but this section is about early gas
> discharge lamps, not modern high pressure sodium lamps:
>
> "This led to the creation of gaseous discharge lamps which frequently make
> use of the noble gases helium, neon, argon, krypton or xenon. Carbon dioxide
> was also of considerable interest owing to its white light output."
>
> Possibly this is where you picked up xenon?
>
> (Tesla content)
> The section on "Electrodeless Induction Lamps" references Tesla's work with
> induction lighting, and give some information on recent lamp designs
> utilizing Tesla's principles.
>
> Regards,
> Herr Zapp
>
> Phillip Slawinski
> wrote:
> I'm not exactly sure. http://www.lamptech.co.uk/SON.htm More information
> on HPS lamps there.
>
> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 10:13 AM, wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 7/5/2008 4:15:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > << This lamp has xenon in it. It also contains mercury. I know about the
> > warm-up cycle etc. >>
> >
> > It looks like a standard LU250/400 HPS lamp. How do you know that it has
> > xenon in it? What function does the xenon have? Not disputing your word,
> > just
> > very curious about why this lamp would contain xenon.
> >
> > Tony Greer
> >
> >
> >
> >
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