Home made gas discharge tube
Filled with argon at 10 millibar. Hoping to make custom fluorescent tubes soon.

Home made gas discharge tube

Filled with argon at 10 millibar. Hoping to make custom fluorescent tubes soon.

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Andy   [15 Dec, 2016 at 10:56 AM]
Very interesting. How did you make this tube and fill with Argon at home?
eclipsislamps   [15 Dec, 2016 at 07:31 PM]
yes, It was made using a vacuum pump and filled with welding argon
RobTDCI   [15 Dec, 2016 at 08:09 PM]
I would never have thought it possible to make a discharge tube at home.
FrontSideBus   [15 Dec, 2016 at 10:10 PM]
Make one with a hard vacumm and see if you can get any x rays Smile
eclipsislamps   [15 Dec, 2016 at 11:19 PM]
Erm yehh i think i already did that by accident. Glass glowed but not the inside.
amtrakuk   [17 Dec, 2016 at 07:53 PM]
Great work... Fantastic!

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