@drag0nfis7 Air rushes into the globe, replaces the krypton, and all you can get is a tiny hissing purplish-pink corona discharge about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long at the electrode. Plasma globes require a partial vacuum and the right gas mix to look right.
@snipeuout1000 It depends a lot on the size, intended use, and quality of the electronics used to power them. 4-8 inch diameter mass-produced globes that last a year or two start around $30 new. 12-inch musuem-quality globes designed to last for decades can go for $1k-3K depending on who makes them. Many of mine like this one are refill experiments inside recycled surplus globes. There is an online seller named Information Unlimited selling 12 inch museum-grade globes for around $600 each.
@fellerredseller It's not really synchronized or controlled by the music, but I was trying to make it look that way. I just picked a piece of music that seemed to track with the motion of the plasma arcs to make a "homemade light show" with a matching soundtrack.
Ha...No krypton guys! That is a good guess but we (Bill Parker and I) avoided Kr because of cost. If you knew about plasma physics, you realize that Bill Parker came up with a much different way to make "white"....Think about it...a clue, three compounds with a combined molecular weight of 212.96 g/M. Bill is a Physicist from MIT and I am a chemist that works with Bill. There are other ways to make plasma if you know exactly what you are doing. Cheers everyone and happy holidays
@lightningman2 This is a used Bill Parker glass globe that was purchased empty from a science surplus dealer which I refilled myself with a test mixture of Krypton and a small amount of residual air. It is not a Bill Parker mixture or a published Edition Light Sculpture made by him. This is not an "Ice Trees" by Bill Parker. It is only a science experiment done by an amateur. I am not making any claims to know anything about gas mixtures use by Bill Parker or his associates.
@rmallat12 Nope. No electrostatic effects here--it's high frequency AC, not a static charge found in other machines. On high power settings you can sometimes hear a soft pinging sound as the gas molecules impact on the glass globe.
@y512516 I get a quantity discount when I buy from Specgas inc. in Ivyland, Pennsylvania. (Krypton runs about $100 for 34 Liters Grade 5 purity: 99.999%). They sell online and ship to continental US via UPS or DHL. (specgasinc-dot-com)
@y512516 I am just a customer, and I don't make the rules for them. Send Specgas an e-mail and ask for Alfred. ( phone: 215-355-2405) He will find a way to sell you krypton if he can. If you really need krypton I could try to ship you a spare 34 Liter cylinder, but you would need a $250 regulator to meter the gas. Send me a private YouTube message RE this if you want.
@mastershakepenguin contact wane strattman and tell him you ned a pure krypton globe, but it wont come out like this. it will come out with white slow moving wispy fingers. message me and i will send you a video of what a pure krypton globe looks like
I don't know. I haven't tried to make pink and blue lightning together at the same time yet. I would need xenon for the blue color. The pink might come from neon and helium in the mix.
Krypton costs more than neon, so it's not used often in large-volume globes. It has seen a lot of use in various models of inverted dewar-shaped plasma dome lamps designed in the 1980s by Larry Albright originally called "Lightning", White Lightning" and Lightning Fury". Two newer models of dome-shaped krypton plasma lamps issued around 2002 were called Lightning 2000 and Hailstorm. You can still find them sometimes on eBay.
the fun part about these globes is you can shock people with lighting lol. you just hold your hand on it and touch some on then boom :D! and this one is way cooler is looks exactly like the real lighting :O! (cuz its white lol)
I would guess between $500 and $800, but you would have to get a quote directly from Strattman Design. FYI: I am an experimenter only and I do do not make plasma globes for sale myself, and I have not bought any globes from Strattman.
White krypton-filled (dome-shaped) plasma lamps show up regularly on EBay, but a krypton-filled plasma globe would have to be custom-made. Krypton gas fills were never used in mass-produced plasma globes. Bill Parker made two limited editions of less than 300 globes with a white plasma mix in them in1984. Wayne Strattman with Strattman design could probably make one like this.
Sorry--I'm not into pain from RF arcs that a metal conductor would provide when laid down next to a high-power plasma globe. I would NOT recommend anyone try this unless you like pinprick RF burns and the smell of burned skin...
I sped it up by increasing the pressure of the krypton as much as possible, then I found a high power 12 volt plasma driver it liked--and ran the demo video with the driver at 16 volts! It's on overdrive.
The music is not part of how the device works, but I played some music while capturing the video footage of this globe that appears to match the timing of the pattern of electrical arcing that takes place naturally in this plasma ball.
random question: what happens if there gets a hole?
drag0nfis7 11 months ago
@drag0nfis7 Air rushes into the globe, replaces the krypton, and all you can get is a tiny hissing purplish-pink corona discharge about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long at the electrode. Plasma globes require a partial vacuum and the right gas mix to look right.
StandingWulf 11 months ago
@drag0nfis7
It be broke.
greenben101 7 months ago
@snipeuout1000 It depends a lot on the size, intended use, and quality of the electronics used to power them. 4-8 inch diameter mass-produced globes that last a year or two start around $30 new. 12-inch musuem-quality globes designed to last for decades can go for $1k-3K depending on who makes them. Many of mine like this one are refill experiments inside recycled surplus globes. There is an online seller named Information Unlimited selling 12 inch museum-grade globes for around $600 each.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
it moves along with music??
fellerredseller 1 year ago
@fellerredseller It's not really synchronized or controlled by the music, but I was trying to make it look that way. I just picked a piece of music that seemed to track with the motion of the plasma arcs to make a "homemade light show" with a matching soundtrack.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
Ha...No krypton guys! That is a good guess but we (Bill Parker and I) avoided Kr because of cost. If you knew about plasma physics, you realize that Bill Parker came up with a much different way to make "white"....Think about it...a clue, three compounds with a combined molecular weight of 212.96 g/M. Bill is a Physicist from MIT and I am a chemist that works with Bill. There are other ways to make plasma if you know exactly what you are doing. Cheers everyone and happy holidays
lightningman2 1 year ago
@lightningman2 This is a used Bill Parker glass globe that was purchased empty from a science surplus dealer which I refilled myself with a test mixture of Krypton and a small amount of residual air. It is not a Bill Parker mixture or a published Edition Light Sculpture made by him. This is not an "Ice Trees" by Bill Parker. It is only a science experiment done by an amateur. I am not making any claims to know anything about gas mixtures use by Bill Parker or his associates.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
dose it make ur hair go up when u touch it
rmallat12 1 year ago
@rmallat12 Nope. No electrostatic effects here--it's high frequency AC, not a static charge found in other machines. On high power settings you can sometimes hear a soft pinging sound as the gas molecules impact on the glass globe.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
Kryton gas is pretty hard to get
Really expensive man !
y512516 1 year ago
@y512516 I get a quantity discount when I buy from Specgas inc. in Ivyland, Pennsylvania. (Krypton runs about $100 for 34 Liters Grade 5 purity: 99.999%). They sell online and ship to continental US via UPS or DHL. (specgasinc-dot-com)
StandingWulf 1 year ago
@StandingWulf
that would have been really useful if I am 18 and got a debit card
and that is a really BIG "IF"
y512516 1 year ago
@y512516 I am just a customer, and I don't make the rules for them. Send Specgas an e-mail and ask for Alfred. ( phone: 215-355-2405) He will find a way to sell you krypton if he can. If you really need krypton I could try to ship you a spare 34 Liter cylinder, but you would need a $250 regulator to meter the gas. Send me a private YouTube message RE this if you want.
StandingWulf 1 year ago
Try radon XD
IllegalMavamaarten 1 year ago
where can i get a globe filled with krypton gas??
great vid mate!
mastershakepenguin 2 years ago
@mastershakepenguin contact wane strattman and tell him you ned a pure krypton globe, but it wont come out like this. it will come out with white slow moving wispy fingers. message me and i will send you a video of what a pure krypton globe looks like
Iluvbadgers 1 year ago
weird
Greorgy 2 years ago
I don't know. I haven't tried to make pink and blue lightning together at the same time yet. I would need xenon for the blue color. The pink might come from neon and helium in the mix.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
are you a furry?
GasPuch62 2 years ago
Yes, sometimes. More scary werewolf than cuddly furry, or a therian who "hides the truth in plain sight" inside a costume.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
sweet never seen white before :3
thomasply 2 years ago
Krypton costs more than neon, so it's not used often in large-volume globes. It has seen a lot of use in various models of inverted dewar-shaped plasma dome lamps designed in the 1980s by Larry Albright originally called "Lightning", White Lightning" and Lightning Fury". Two newer models of dome-shaped krypton plasma lamps issued around 2002 were called Lightning 2000 and Hailstorm. You can still find them sometimes on eBay.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
in litghtuania they are about 50$ large ones60$
sprogdiklis 2 years ago
the fun part about these globes is you can shock people with lighting lol. you just hold your hand on it and touch some on then boom :D! and this one is way cooler is looks exactly like the real lighting :O! (cuz its white lol)
roju0229 2 years ago
I would guess between $500 and $800, but you would have to get a quote directly from Strattman Design. FYI: I am an experimenter only and I do do not make plasma globes for sale myself, and I have not bought any globes from Strattman.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
ccan u still find a krypton plasma ball?
cavok84 2 years ago
White krypton-filled (dome-shaped) plasma lamps show up regularly on EBay, but a krypton-filled plasma globe would have to be custom-made. Krypton gas fills were never used in mass-produced plasma globes. Bill Parker made two limited editions of less than 300 globes with a white plasma mix in them in1984. Wayne Strattman with Strattman design could probably make one like this.
StandingWulf 2 years ago
how expensive do you think it would be
cavok84 2 years ago
lay a penny on top of the ball and put your finger close to the penny.
normellow 2 years ago
Sorry--I'm not into pain from RF arcs that a metal conductor would provide when laid down next to a high-power plasma globe. I would NOT recommend anyone try this unless you like pinprick RF burns and the smell of burned skin...
StandingWulf 2 years ago
Thats the whole point !!!! LOL . Ok just put a black light tube on it .
normellow 2 years ago
wow white ones act alot cooler than coloured
drulli6 2 years ago
never seen one this intense, its soooo cool!
thetangiblejaybee 3 years ago
I sped it up by increasing the pressure of the krypton as much as possible, then I found a high power 12 volt plasma driver it liked--and ran the demo video with the driver at 16 volts! It's on overdrive.
StandingWulf 3 years ago
nice work!
thetangiblejaybee 3 years ago
i need one!!
crayzclown 4 years ago
Search for "plasma globe" or "plasma ball" auctions on eBay. I think there are some big ones on sale right now. (01-16-08)
StandingWulf 4 years ago
If U'R planning to sell this thinnie... I'll buy it.
765838 4 years ago
Well, I have a plasma ball, and it gots to functions 1: react on sound, so when it hear sounds it lights 2: its just on :b
mads1709 4 years ago
The music is not part of how the device works, but I played some music while capturing the video footage of this globe that appears to match the timing of the pattern of electrical arcing that takes place naturally in this plasma ball.
StandingWulf 4 years ago
cool globe that mix is still one of my favorites
slimsdizz 4 years ago