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If you've never seen neon up close, plasma is such an incredible light source. It's like the light is just floating being emitted from empty space. I took a neo

by cush 3mo ago

If you've never seen neon up close, plasma is such an incredible light source. It's like the light is just floating being emitted from empty space. I took a neon workshop a few years ago, and it became clear why people are still willing to painstakingly make these signs - there is really nothing comparable to them, they're like magic

Modified3019 3mo ago
I love plasma so much, I have multiple “Jr.” globes from Aurora Plasma Design (which have a voltage? adjustment knob), some gas tubes, ancient indicator bulbs from Ukraine/Russia, and an ancient VTG/Rabbit Systems “Eye of the Storm” E-6000 globe from 1987 (which has two adjustment sliders, and a few cheapo globes. If you are interested in a globe, I’d highly recommend the “Phoenix Rising” Jr. globe they offer. At lower powers it’s near silent, and you can typically adjust them down to have 3-5 small tendrils wafting around each other lazily. APD’s gloves also have thicker glass, and are rated for running all day at below 80% power. At full power my phoenix rising globe uses ~12 watts, and at the lowest power it’s something like 3-4 watts. Unfortunately tariffs, inflation and noble gas cost have hammered the price in the last year. I definitely prefer silent and lazy looking plasma instead of the frantic screeching storms that most globes have. I uploaded a few example videos here: https://imgur.com/a/bg8fsCW https://imgur.com/a/bg8fsCW One thing you can often do is take a cheapo Chinese glove, and use a voltage adjustable power supply and tune it down that way, though I couldn’t tell you if that’s ok for the electronics long term or not.
- Modified3019 3mo ago
  Another thing to look into if you love plasma, are toroids (donuts). Example video demonstration: https://youtu.be/Q4sUre79ncA https://youtu.be/Q4sUre79ncA More if you liked that: Zerg Labs [TeslaCoilPro]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKfNzc7-524yD8nlyZC5Zg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKfNzc7-524yD8nlyZC5Zg BackMacSci: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D566ClLdr1By2JnKh_DgA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D566ClLdr1By2JnKh_DgA zilipoper: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeTqOt4xDuL2imX7zYnJlw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeTqOt4xDuL2imX7zYnJlw

by cush 3mo ago

Modified3019 3mo ago

I love plasma so much, I have multiple “Jr.” globes from Aurora Plasma Design (which have a voltage? adjustment knob), some gas tubes, ancient indicator bulbs from Ukraine/Russia, and an ancient VTG/Rabbit Systems “Eye of the Storm” E-6000 globe from 1987 (which has two adjustment sliders, and a few cheapo globes. If you are interested in a globe, I’d highly recommend the “Phoenix Rising” Jr. globe they offer. At lower powers it’s near silent, and you can typically adjust them down to have 3-5 small tendrils wafting around each other lazily. APD’s gloves also have thicker glass, and are rated for running all day at below 80% power. At full power my phoenix rising globe uses ~12 watts, and at the lowest power it’s something like 3-4 watts. Unfortunately tariffs, inflation and noble gas cost have hammered the price in the last year. I definitely prefer silent and lazy looking plasma instead of the frantic screeching storms that most globes have. I uploaded a few example videos here: https://imgur.com/a/bg8fsCW https://imgur.com/a/bg8fsCW One thing you can often do is take a cheapo Chinese glove, and use a voltage adjustable power supply and tune it down that way, though I couldn’t tell you if that’s ok for the electronics long term or not.

Modified3019 3mo ago
Another thing to look into if you love plasma, are toroids (donuts). Example video demonstration: https://youtu.be/Q4sUre79ncA https://youtu.be/Q4sUre79ncA More if you liked that: Zerg Labs [TeslaCoilPro]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKfNzc7-524yD8nlyZC5Zg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKfNzc7-524yD8nlyZC5Zg BackMacSci: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D566ClLdr1By2JnKh_DgA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D566ClLdr1By2JnKh_DgA zilipoper: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeTqOt4xDuL2imX7zYnJlw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeTqOt4xDuL2imX7zYnJlw