Hi John,
You could connect it to the hilt, so the person holding it provides a counterpoise to the
capacitively-coupled output. This is likely to give you the best brightness, but there
might be a "zappy" feeling for someone lightly touching the hilt while it's
powered up (there'd be no feeling at all when holding it firmly enough to lift it).
The same kind of feeling you get when lightly touching a plasma sphere?
I guess it would be the same principle. But I am not sure a CCFL
inverter provides enough power for a 1m blade.
Btw, I have one of these plasma spheres at home, and they are quite easy to
obtain for little money, so it might be a good idea to get one of these and
remove the rectifier, wouldn't it?
Yeah, a plasma sphere supply would likely work well, if it would physically fit.
I am not sure if these are AC or DC though. I seem to remember they
actually are AC. I do not have it here at the moment so I can't check.
Any opinions?
Otherwise, I'd go for one of the Ventex single-ended neon supplies or roll my
own.
I guess they are a little bit too large, sadly.
Best regards,
Jens
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