I spotted this mystery piece in the cupboard in the Physics Lab . It has plagued me for nearly 2 years .
I have even seen one at another school and asked the seasoned Labbie if they knew.what it was ....."how should I know" ," the only bloke that probably knew died last year "
So I scoured the files and internet for any clues
It has two electrodes .So it was obviously designed to be connected to a voltage source and seeing it looked all glassy and all I suppose is why it ended up in the physics lab .
During my "other , other " day job I came across a retired Physics teacher ....you beaut .....so I showed him the pics on my phone
......"Naa been around for a long time but never seen one of those "
So while thumbing through the CSIS manual for something completely irrelevant I spied this in the "gas generation section" under Ozone generation
And it dawned on me ....its a Bloody Ozone generator
So I slipped on my TV technicians Cap ( the one I wear on my other,other days where I have appreciation for High voltage and X-ray generation ) dragged the mystery apparatus out and connected it up to an induction coil and sure enough Ozone was wafting out the ends of the two glass tubes .
Now I know very well what Ozone smells like . As a youngster I used to work as a Projectionist and we had Xenon tube light sources ...that stuff stinks and attacks Rubber and lungs
So does anyone have one of these and a manual or any further info on it as our Chem teacher is curious
...And so am I ...why does one glass end have a "bulge " like you would expect to connect a rubber hose and why is the other end straight ?
Do you pump pure oxygen in the bulged end and ozone comes out the other ?
Am I completely off the track with this ?
Ozone Apparatus
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Ozone Apparatus
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