Having discovered that Kynar insulation is quite ozone resistant, I decided to do a test by twisting two short lengths of Kynar insulated wire-wrap wire together in a tight helix and connecting them across the output of a high frequency, high voltage cold cathode driver. The result was a purple corona discharge along the entire length of the twisted area, and a strong smell of ozone. It lasted for several minutes, but the insulation succumbed to the high voltage and flashed over. Shame, as it would have been about the easiest way to make a corona discharge that I'd come across.
Binge watching the historical archives of the BigClive, you definitely get the sense of how it all started. And I'm glad it did, Cheers.
Welcome to 2021, where the word "corona" in the title of the video triggers yuotube into displaying its
"COVID-19
Get the latest information from the WHO about coronavirus." -warning.
What a time to be a(c)live. 🙂
Haha going through your old videos, so it was you who made the corona virus! 🤣 2020!!!! 😂
Perhaps Kapton?
Aww, why don't you embed this video on your Fun Stuff to Make page?
I wonder if teflon would work?
I guess it must create a fractal-like patterning in the surface as corona discharge is prone to doing. I have to admit I was slightly disappointed when it flashed through. I was hoping that it might be resilient to the corona and ozone. I guess ceramic is still the king for ozone generation plates.
It's actually very similar to a Kirlian image which uses a high voltage corona to expose film.