Re: Why ARE the sparks blue / purple (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:33:05 -0500
From: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Why ARE the sparks blue / purple (fwd)

Hey James...

When molecules/atoms (gasses work best) are influenced by high voltage 
fields, the electrons in those atoms moves outward away from the 
proton/nutron mass and into the next level of electron orbit. As the 
electrons are moved into the next orbit, they maintain that extra 
"power" for a moment. Since the electron doesnt want to be in the next 
orbit ( especially when the field is removed or lessened) , it releases 
the "power" it had obtained while influenced by the electrical field as 
a photon and thus returning to its original orbit. Depending on the 
intensity of the field and the material being energized, the electrons 
can move outward a couple of orbits, thus resulting in several photon 
releases as they find their way back to their original orbit.  Since 
nitrogen and oxygen are the main components of the air, we see blue, 
purple, and white ( usually when current flow is at a maximum, white). 
Oxygen is favorable for the blue line emmision and nitrogen favors the 
purple and ultraviolet colors.


hope this helped..

Scot D



Tesla list wrote:

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>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:34:42 +0000
>From: James Howells <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Why ARE the sparks blue / purple
>
>At Saturday's CAMBRIDGE ( UK) TESLATHON  I was asked by a visitor why 
>are the sparks blue /purple
>and I did not know !
>I assumed it was because ozone resonates at that optical  wave length 
>but I do not know for sure ..... answers please.
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