Re: Ozone and Safety

["Christopher Boden" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Ted, I may be wrong, but this was taught to me back when I first got into 
HV. It may or may not be correct.

When you're making arcs (i.e. Tesla Coil discharges, Jacobs Ladders, or 
sticking a toaster in the bathtub) you're not making Ozone, it's the 
Nitrogen Oxides (just as nasty) that make the sweet smell.

When you're making Corona (bottle caps, below breakout, and wrapping a 
flouresant tube with wire and connecting it to an NST), THEN you're making 
Ozone. That's the fresh smell.

Right?

Crispy Chris B.


>
>Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>
>
>FWIW: I had a 3 foot tall Jacobs Ladder running continuously for 8 hours 
>and
>with normal ventilation motion, I detected no ozone at all.
>
>Ted
>
>========================
>Subject: Re: fire safety
>
>Original poster: "David Trimmell" <davidt-at-pond-dot-net>
><snip>
>Although not a expert (at anything ;-)), I would hazard that the "levels"
>of O3 generated by a standard "indoor" Tesla Coil would not come close to
>generating enough free Ozone to make a difference. Although deadly
>concentrations can accumulate for many organisms (us!). Just IMHO.
><snip>
>
>At 07:30 PM 8/23/00 , you wrote:
> >Original poster: Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com
> >
> >Hi Macolm,
> >
> >Although I am not personally trained in hazardous materials, I
> >would gander that ozone would considerably accelerate the ox-
> >idation process of burning, since ozone is a very potent oxidi-
> >zing agent. Anyone who has done much prolonged coiling in
> >a relatively unventillated room can attest to the fact that exposed
> >metal surfaces rust and corrode more quickly than -at- ambient
> >conditions. I think a previous posting placed the TLV of O3 at
> >0.5 PPM. Pretty potent stuff to say the least. TLV- Threshold
> >Limit Value, PPM- Parts Per Million.
> >
> >Good, Safe Coilin',
> >David R.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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