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Many of you have seen videos of it burning and cutting things, but the tube itself is also quite a marvel. Here's my tossed-together setup showing tube, control box, thermometer, reservoir (old juice bottle), power supply, pump, and radiator.
Operating voltage at ≈¼ power:
cathode at ≈¼ power:
Anode at ≈¼ power:
Anode at full power:
Tube at ≈¼ power:
Tube at full power:
The light here is coming from an irradiated rock glowing white-hot.
Operating voltage at ≈¼ power:
cathode at ≈¼ power:
Anode at ≈¼ power:
Anode at full power:
Tube at ≈¼ power:
Tube at full power:
The light here is coming from an irradiated rock glowing white-hot.