Re: Micro SSTC + light bulb = plasma globe. Safe( xrays ) ?

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Original poster: "John" <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

Hi Eric,
I too thought that light bulbs contained only a vacuum(corrected by Antonio 
and Jim I believe) but, this is not the case. Apparently(well not really 
apparent) They are back filled with Argon and Nitrogen.
Cheers,
John

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18"

I looked around a little and it seems that if you heat the enviroment and
emit HV at the same time(I'm definetly doing this) as well as provide
another plate for the electrons to hit you make x rays. Since I do not have
the receiving plate it eases my mind some, as do your comments on puncturing
a bulb. Thanks. Btw, can someone explain why the plasma is more intense in a
vacuum with HF HVAC than in free air(it is a better conductor)?

---Eric
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Subject: RE: Micro SSTC + light bulb = plasma globe. Safe?


 > Original poster: "asduoi.asdigffsa.sadug3eo355"

 >
 > Hi Eric,
 >
 > I did some small experimentation with using light bulbs as plasma globes
 > a little while ago, just connecting the terminals to an ignition coil
 > driven by a 555. (See http://ph4tboys.endoftheinternet-dot-org/PlasmaG/)
 > >From the research I did, yes there are X rays produced. If I recall
 > correctly, I read somewhere that it takes about 50kV minimum to produce
 > decent x-rays. Also, in regard to the implosion of the bulbs, I am a
 > little unsure, but when I successfully melted holes through light bulbs
 > using a NST, there was no implosion whatsoever, the arc just changes
 > colour as air from the atmosphere enters the 'plasma' chamber.
 >
 > Good Luck,
 > Tristan
 > (Australia)
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Subject: Micro SSTC + light bulb = plasma globe. Safe?
 >> Original poster: "Hydrogen18"
 >
 > htt
 > p://pc.hydrogen18-dot-com/projectlogs/hivolt/micro_sstc/IMG_6159.JPG
 >
 > So I was playing around with this thing some more today and got bored of
 >
 > messing around with argon tubes in my hands and was wondering...what
 > happens to a light bulb? So I put one in my hand and waved it near the
 > corona discharge. Wow. I was sure impressed. So I sat it on top of my
 > micro
 > sstc, touched the output 28 awg wire to it and fired it up. Its even
 > more
 > impressive. The light bulb glass glows red hot after 30 seonds. It
 > alters
 > the resonant frequency so much that if I draw an arc from the coil it
 > stops
 > resonating and runs from the 555 noise. My only concerns are A) will the
 >
 > bulb melt and implode
 > B)is this making x rays. A! lso, some people say this makes "lightning
 > in a
 > bottle", its much closer to "fire in a bottle". I suppose an interrupted
 >
 > coil would more like lighting
 >
 > ---Eric
 >
 >