The discussion centers on the feasibility of purchasing cables that utilize ionized gas or plasma as conductors. Participants clarify that while plasma is used in the manufacturing of optical fibers, it is not present during operation. The conversation also highlights that plasma torch cutting cables are essentially advanced copper welding cables, not true plasma conductors. Overall, the consensus is that commercially viable ionized gas cables do not exist, and the concept is largely speculative.
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What would be a reason you would use such a cable? Do you have some application in mind? Can you think of some disadvantages of conducting electricity with such a cable?FilipLand said:Well I have found many plasma torch cutting cables, and a bunch of plasma technology companies such as tekna.som.
I have read on http://www.efd-induction.com/en/Applications/Plasma.aspx that plasma are used in fibre-cables to make to promote the light-traveling in some way. Is it even possible to have cables using ionized gas as conductor? I have spent many hours looking for it on the internet without much success.
FilipLand said:I have read on http://www.efd-induction.com/en/Applications/Plasma.aspx that plasma are used in fibre-cables to make to promote the light-traveling in some way.
FilipLand said:Is it even possible to have cables using ionized gas as conductor?
FilipLand said:Well I have found many plasma torch cutting cables
Averagesupernova said:Sounds like star trek stuff to me.
I rest my case.rbelli1 said:Most of what you see on Star Trek about plasma is total technobabble and not relevant to reality.
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