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AR2 · 18th November 2003, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by Timn8ter
Didn't he set his home town on fire once?

No he didn't. It was his lab in Colorado Springs while experimenting on wireless power transmission.

NotInTheMafia · 18th November 2003, 05:26 PM

i think mouser.com ships to the UK but im not sure. I have a almost complete list of components for the mroject in my acount, i can send you a copy and it has all the mouser part numbers and such.

luke.ellis · 21st November 2003, 08:09 AM

Any part numbers etc would be fantastic.. The tweeters will sit either side of the chimminy in my lounge. I plan to put 2 holes in the wall and run 2 lengths of ducting up the chimmily with 2 small pc case fans to provide some suction, the outlet of these holes will be about 8" from the discharge and i'm hoping this will be enough to remove some of the ozone. I remember hearing that ozone harshley attacks rubber! Imagin this means the rubber on my bass/mid drivers aswell as my credit cards and my gimp suit!

7V · 21st November 2003, 08:30 AM

My father-in-law in Germany has had one of these for many years. It's similar to the 'Ionovac'.

For what it's worth, I think it sounds very sweet indeed. My father-in-law told me that the Ozone problem has been solved with this design but I'm no expert so can't really comment.

Worth a try.

markp · 21st November 2003, 02:43 PM

The Hill 'Plasmotronic' comes to mind as the only commercially made plasma unit. He ended up using helium gas to avoid the ozone problem. Any time you are ionizing gases be very afraid!

luke.ellis · 22nd November 2003, 08:48 AM

Just to point out, the plasma cutter in my workshop seems to be the same thing. you get an monster arc discharge then you blow compressed air through it and burn of the o2, this makes a flame up to about an inch thick and 3 inch long. i'd think this would make a huge amount of ozone but looking through the handbook only tells you to 'use in a ventilated area'! Intrestingly if it's runing and the big compressor or something starts up the power surge makes the flame change breifly and you get sound! (not music, but a noise none the less). Now if i made a pair could i just run them from the pre out on my amp and just remove the jumper bars to kill my speakers tweeter? does the design on the web allow you to ajust gain and xover?

21st November 2003, 02:43 PM	#15
markp diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: L.A., CA	The Hill 'Plasmotronic' comes to mind as the only commercially made plasma unit. He ended up using helium gas to avoid the ozone problem. Any time you are ionizing gases be very afraid! __________________ If it sounds good... it is good!

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18th November 2003, 05:26 PM	#12
NotInTheMafia diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: hicksville	i think mouser.com ships to the UK but im not sure. I have a almost complete list of components for the mroject in my acount, i can send you a copy and it has all the mouser part numbers and such.

21st November 2003, 08:09 AM	#13
luke.ellis diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somerset,U.K.	Any part numbers etc would be fantastic.. The tweeters will sit either side of the chimminy in my lounge. I plan to put 2 holes in the wall and run 2 lengths of ducting up the chimmily with 2 small pc case fans to provide some suction, the outlet of these holes will be about 8" from the discharge and i'm hoping this will be enough to remove some of the ozone. I remember hearing that ozone harshley attacks rubber! Imagin this means the rubber on my bass/mid drivers aswell as my credit cards and my gimp suit!

21st November 2003, 08:30 AM	#14
7V diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North London	My father-in-law in Germany has had one of these for many years. It's similar to the 'Ionovac'. For what it's worth, I think it sounds very sweet indeed. My father-in-law told me that the Ozone problem has been solved with this design but I'm no expert so can't really comment. Worth a try.

22nd November 2003, 08:48 AM	#16
luke.ellis diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somerset,U.K.	Just to point out, the plasma cutter in my workshop seems to be the same thing. you get an monster arc discharge then you blow compressed air through it and burn of the o2, this makes a flame up to about an inch thick and 3 inch long. i'd think this would make a huge amount of ozone but looking through the handbook only tells you to 'use in a ventilated area'! Intrestingly if it's runing and the big compressor or something starts up the power surge makes the flame change breifly and you get sound! (not music, but a noise none the less). Now if i made a pair could i just run them from the pre out on my amp and just remove the jumper bars to kill my speakers tweeter? does the design on the web allow you to ajust gain and xover?