Like
"colored lightning in a bottle" is how many people
describe the fascinating phenomenon of plasma globes.
A
little bit of science, a little bit of art, and a whole lot
of cool! 8" Plasma globe is simply the ultimate interactive
light show. Blending specially formulated inert gases, this
plasma globe creates a dramatic display of light inside a
hand-blown glass sphere!
Fascinating
to watch, this light is even more fun to play with! Just place
your fingers on the glass surface and watch as colored bolts
of glowing light follow your every move. You can actually
"feel" the energy as the light gently tickles your
fingertips!
Featuring
an 8" glass sphere, the Plama Globe can be viewed from
any angle, and comes complete with its own AC power adapter
and unique designer base that compliments any room.
Responds
to touch
AC Power Adapter
Included
13" high
8" Plasma
$49.95
This
item is unavailable - Check back in February
4-8 Day Delivery on
above item
Waranty
The above
light sculpture come with a 45 day warranty and will be replaced
if found to be defective within that period providing they are
used for home use only.
Available
Colors:blue,
red, green,
magenta, and
white
To order any
of these custom plasma globes please call.
These globes are often
used in custom displays and do not come with a base. We
howver can make a base for these globes such as the one
shown above. Call to inquire. Price
for black acrylic base $350
12"
Dia $795
14"
Dia $1575
18"
Dia $3495
22"
Dia $5330
24"
Dia $8150
30"
Dia $17,950
Requires
Power Supply (extra)
Power
supplies for globe sizes 12"-30" $460.00
Power
supply comes with a control knob to adjust the speed of
the lighting effect.
DELIVERY
2-4 weeks (typical)
Lightning
Tubes
White
is only color option for Lightning tubes
Presently
the Lightning Tubes are not avavailable
By
combining the shapes of blown glass with different gases and
electronic circuits, an endless variety of tube effects are
possible. Lightning tubes can be made to produce intense, fast
moving, white lightning, or a slow, undulating display that
wraps and unwraps around the inside of the tube.
Lightning
tubes, although straw-like in cross-section, can be formed to
almost any shape you'd like - simple or complex, abstract or
representational. Even though it's the same glass tubing used
in neon signs, the gas inside is specially formulated to ionize
(glow) in thin streams of light, much like dancing spaghetti.
The motion of the light streams can be manufatured to be slow
or fast.
Plasma
Tubes
Stands
are extra - please call or email us for further information.
Most tubes are ordered without a stand.
Plasma
Tube
Plamsa
tubes are similar to plasma globes except the glass is in
the shape of a tube, which can be formed into almost any
shape, simple or creative. The ionized gas undulates like
the Northern Lights, and can be manufactured to change rapidly
in an energetic movement, or slowly in a soothing ribbon
of light.
Available
Colors:Bluish-white
(for Plasma tubes)
Prices:
1"
x 48" $425.00
2" x 48" $465.00
3" x 48" $575.00
4" x 48" $820.00
5" x 48" $1635.00
6" x 48" $2120.00
Requires
Power Supply (extra)
Lightning
Tube Power Supply: $240.00
Plasma Power Supply:
$425.00
Call
to place order.
Plasma
Globes/tubes Hows does a Plasma Globe work?
A plasma device, whether it is a tube or a globe, is a sealed
glass piece that has what we call a "plasma" gas mixture
inside. The term "plasma" is technically any ionized
gas in a discharge tube (fluorescent lights, neon tubes, etc.)
In this case it refers to a specific lighting effect. The gas
mixture is primarily made up of inert gases such as neon, krypton,
xenon, argon, helium, etc. A "dopant gas" mix is mixed
in in very small amount to form the thin filaments of light.
The dopants gas also helps determine the color of the discharge.
These dopants are carefully formulated, without them the globe
(or tube) would just glow uniformly and have no filaments. The
gas lights up with a high-voltage, high-frequency power supply
that essentially broadcasts a field of energy causing the gases
to light up, much like the Northern Lights. Nicholai Tesla worked
with these devices and published an article describing how to
make them as early as 1910. Since a high-voltage field exists
around a plasma device, no conductive materials should be used
to build the base. The power supply also needs to be located
close to the globe. The wiring also needs to be kept away from
any other conductive surface. No insulation is sufficient to
insulate the wiring from a conductive surface.
Many people ask how long a plasma device will last. They do
not just stop working. Over the years the fingers of light will
get wider and less bright. This happens gradually. At any time
the device can be repumped, depending on how the viewer feels
about how the fingers look and how long it has been run (and
also how much power is used to run it).
WARRANTY 1 year repair/replacement
against manufacturing defects. (Damages due to shipping not
covered)
