Building DS Plasma Globe

[h2ocommuter]

I neglected to show a pic of the spark gap bread board so hear it is.
Next is the new circuit with only one side of the L-2.
No matter what I have tried it has not given any added value.
So I just stopped using it, for now.

The modifications stated are these; turn the rectifier around, take out the SG.
As I know nothing about electronics I could not see how the other way worked, this one is more clearly understood.

The drawbacks are associated with being able to measure a Tesla. without the spark gap no magnetic values are evident. until I start producing large amounts of energy I may not be able to. we will see....

Funny thing is the capacitors; 200V 220 uf and the 400 v 24 uf caps both charge to 165 V,  I should note here, These capacitors charge right up to this level and just stop charging.
The 400v charges in 11 sec while the 200v takes 2 min.
The little 50v 1uf charges instantaneously to 100v and carries the charge without unloading when shorted. 

[Magluvin]

Hey H2O

I had seen in a Don Smith vid where he put coil on top of a plasma globe, but didnt show the result, he just said, do this and your in business.
I have a lil 2 inch plasma globe you can get at PepBoys that you plug into a lighter socket. Well I bought one to test this.
After taking the clear plastic protective sphere apart, 2 halves, I put a lil coil of wire on top of the globe and sure enough, a spark jumps off the coil end an actually burns my finger, you can smell it. lol

I hadnt thought to put a diode on it thinking it wouldnt take the hv. What voltage are your diodes?

Also from another thread, someone asked about plasma globe, wire coil and a light bulb. Where is that thread?
Well now that I think about it, the spark was so hot that it just may light a filament bulb.
The hv wire that goes to the globe really burns stuff.  Thin wire melts like solder.
I will try the light bulb test today and post my results with a vid.

If it does light the bulb, the battery current that it takes to do it, will be far less than the bulb needs at 120v.

Thanks for showing  =]

Mags

[WilbyInebriated]

Also from another thread, someone asked about plasma globe, wire coil and a light bulb. Where is that thread?
Well now that I think about it, the spark was so hot that it just may light a filament bulb.
The hv wire that goes to the globe really burns stuff.  Thin wire melts like solder.
I will try the light bulb test today and post my results with a vid.

If it does light the bulb, the battery current that it takes to do it, will be far less than the bulb needs at 120v.

Thanks for showing  =]

Mags

it was me on the jt thread. as no one replied other than ist, i look forward to your results.

you don't actually need a coil on top of your plasma ball to pull a spark/arc, anything metal will do. a pop can, a alligator clip wrapped around the globe and clipped to itself, etc.

[Magluvin]

Hey Wilby
I did see it here at OU then.  I looked but couldnt find.

So should I wrap the globe in foil to get more?  I have 2 of them, one with the globe and the other just the power supply, due to the globe broke when the bag slipped off the table.  Ill try both direct and outer globe pickup.

Mags

[WilbyInebriated]

how does this work?