“Promethean Fire” Continuum Series Plasma Globe
“Promethean Fire” Continuum Series Plasma Globe
We’re Back! Status of U.S. Import Charges
When the US $800 “De Minimis” exemption ended on August 29th, we stopped sales to the US in order to save our customers a near doubling of the globe's cost due to tariffs & taxes.
We have been busy modifying our globes so that they now qualify as Made in Canada. All new Canadian electronics in all globes, plus new wood bases for our Professional Globes make them tax and duty free into the US. There are still Customs entry fees that have to be paid and we are increasing our prices modestly to help with those fees. However, we will also be absorbing some of those costs ourselves. What you pay on our site will be the final total price to you. There will be no other fees upon delivery.
🇨🇦 No Import Charges for Canadian Shipments
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The Perfect Accessory
“Magic Plasma Wands”
Introducing the perfect accessory to play with your new “Museum Series” Plasma Globe! These “Magic” Plasma Wands light up without any internal power source. Simply hold them close to your “Museum Series” Plasma Globe, and the electrical field of the globe will ignite the plasma inside!
“Promethean Fire” Continuum Series Plasma Globe
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About our “Promethean Fire Continuum Series” Plasma Globe
This is the new series of our popular “Promethean Fire” globe. This series will be outfitted with a brass plaque identifying the globe as “Promethean Fire Continuum Series.”
This unique globe requires a “Break-In Period” to achieve its optimum display characteristics. The globe is beautiful from day one but after about 1,000 to 2,000 hours of activity it will be even better. This description follows that maturing process. There is also a video comparison further down the page.
Early Stage Globe
The “Promethean Fire” Plasma Globe produces an unearthly blue aura which glows more intensely as the power is turned up. Greenish white, wispy, soft tendrils appear at the center electrode when the globe is turned on. As power is increased the center electrode and the globe’s interior wall begin to glow blue while the interior fills with a bluish fog. All of this presents a nice contrasting background as the ever enlarging green and white tendrils reach out and strike the glass. As the power level approaches 50% some of the tendrils erupt into bright white lightning bolts that are very energetic.
The upper range of power is where the Promethean Fire globe starts to show why it is really special. By now the lightning strikes are filling the globe and placing a hand on the globe will produce tendrils with sustained looping characteristics which our other globes cannot duplicate. These long-lasting rope-like effects are what we were trying to achieve when the gas mixture was formulated.
Mature “Broken-In” Globe
New globes are usually a bit too active to get the best looping effects but as they mature the effects soften and slow a bit when the globe is untouched. This softening and fattening of the tendrils also results in the greenish color becoming more vibrant. With this maturing a hand will now produce more sustained beautiful long looping ropes when the globe is touched. This break-in period takes about 1,000 to 2,000 hours of operation to occur but the globes are gorgeous from day one so we strongly suggest that you enjoy every hour and not rush the process.
After 3,000 to 5,000 hours an unattended globe will have vivid greenish white tendrils waving slowly in a bluish fog inside of an electric blue colored globe with occasional spontaneous white lightning strikes to the glass. Touching the globe will make it come alive! Long looping tendrils will reach out to your hand and you can drag them down the globe and release them to explode on their own against the base and electrode tower.
We have found that after about 3,000 to 5,000 hours the globe effects stabilize. (In case you are wondering, we installed electronic timing meters in the base of our test globes and videoed them periodically). The main video on this site shows our test globe when it had logged just around 10,000 hours. There is another video that shows a comparison of three globes at various stages in the maturing process. Please keep in mind that no two globes are ever exactly alike and our testing can only give a close approximation of what can be expected of another globe.
Plasma Effect Age Comparison
Plasma Globe Dimensions
⚠️ Important Notes ⚠️
All of the pictures and videos of our plasma effects were taken in near darkness. The descriptions of the effects are based on observations of the globes in the same near darkness. Just as the Northern Lights cannot be seen during the day, our globe’s effects are best viewed in a darkened environment. Increasing levels of ambient light will wash out the effect colors until they almost disappear under full sunlight.
Please be aware that no two plasma globes are exactly alike, and there may be variations in color and effect from globe to globe. We test and compare over a dozen globes before selecting the globe to be used as the best overall example of the series. We make every effort to photograph and present our globes as accurately as possible, but Videos and Photos on this website should be used solely as a guide to what a product should look like, not as an exact representation. Rest assured your plasma globe will be unique and awesome!
Our plasma globes are made from temperature-hardened, laboratory-strength blown glass. Because the glass is hand blown, it is normal for it to have some imperfections. Upon close inspection, you may find small bubbles in the glass or minor scuffs. These imperfections will be completely invisible under normal operating conditions (i.e. a darkened room).
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The Ultimate Plasma Globe
Our “Museum Series” Plasma Globe lineup has gotten a major upgrade!
Introducing
The All-New “Continuum Series”
The Aurora Plasma Design flagship product for over 10 years, our 15-inch “Museum Series” globe has received a series of upgrades to make it better than ever! With our new “Continuum Series,” the plasma globe body has been completely redesigned with a number of improvements.
Stylish, Black Wood Base
We’ve always wanted to make a globe with a black base, but all our attempts have inevitably resulted in the wood grain disappearing, making the base appear to be made from plastic. We finally figured it out though! Our new bases are black “ebonized” ash, which retains the wood grain while giving that sought-after black color that so many people have asked us for.
Premium Controls
Our Continuum Series globes have replaced the previous plastic knobs with luxurious machined aluminum knobs, the kind you might see on high end audio equipment. Paired with these knobs is a new high quality carbon potentiometer, which provides a buttery smooth feel and precise control over the plasma display.
We’ve also added a separate on/off switch with a built-in, dimmed LED indicator. The separate power switch makes ignition of the plasma gasses much more reliable, especially with our more power-hungry globes like “Emerald Fury” and “Promethean Fire.”
12" Continuum Series Globe
For the first time ever, we are offering a 12-inch version of our Professional Plasma Globes! Initially available in “Genesis” style, with “Promethean Fire” coming soon, and more styles coming in the future!
The Same Dazzling Effects
“Continuum Series” globes have the same effects that are proven and loved by our many customers. We are initally offering the 15-inch Continuum Series in “Genesis” and “Emerald Fury” styles, with “Promethean Fire” coming soon.
One Final Touch
We have always considered the controls to be on the back side of the globe, but many customers like having the controls on the front, and having the power input in the same place was an inconvenience. To solve this, we have now moved the power receptacle to the underside of the globe, allowing you to position the globe however your want without the cord getting in your way!
Some of the reviews shown are from related products the merchant grouped with this one.
G
I had to immediately return my globe because the 'inspected' globe had its seal between the globe and base torn so the globe could come almost completely off. All well and good, as the Aurora Plasma Design team did a great job providing communication and return postage to bring it back. On re-inspection of the repaired product I can finally review it.
Whether from the repair or not, a glue drop is stuck to the rear of the base, and the globe has a distracting texture at certain angles that make viewing less than ideal. I'm not sure if this is a QA failure or just how the product is, but for hundreds on a globe, I expected things like this to be non-issues. Still the product itself is wonderful, and I accept them as minor flaws in a stunning display piece.
Hi Gregory, thank you for your honest feedback. We would like to see a picture of the glue drop that you mentioned in your review so we can see what might be done about it.
I think your comments on viewing the glass from globe from different angles indicates that you are not aware that our globes are hand blown and purposely so.
Laboratory-Strength Glass
Our plasma globes are made from temperature-hardened, laboratory-strength blown glass. The glass is very thick, varying between 1/8' to 3/16' in thickness. Because glass is porous, cheaper globes with thinner glass have issues with the the rare gasses slowly escaping through the glass over time. The glass in our globes is several times as thick as what you find in a regular consumer globe, ensuring that the gasses remain in the globe for many, many years.
Note: Because the glass is hand blown, it is normal for it to have some imperfections. Upon close inspection, you may find small bubbles in the glass or minor scuffs. These imperfections will be completely invisible under normal operating conditions (i.e.- a darkened room).
The swirls in the thick glass add to the display by subtly adding distortion and depth to the visual effects. The smaller mass market globes are machine made and are basically a large
lightbulb shell of thin clear glass that is filled with gases. A quick review of our online videos presented for each of our globe styles will clearly show the distortion which makes the globes very appealing and more interesting the mass market globes.
Aurora Plasma Design
C
After owning a 15 inch Promethean Fire globe for a few weeks, I decided to get a 12 inch Genesis as well.
I didn’t plan on this initially, but once you see one in person things change.
The colors are vibrant, the streamers are agile, and the electronics are solid. I find that I’m running them 4 hours a day on average, medium power.
For those wondering about the active cooling, I’d compare the fan noise to that of a laptop under medium load. I have an air purifier, and it’s much noisier. Maybe switch it off if you’re going to be doing close listening with the HiFi.
Customer service is at least as solid as the globe’s build quality, and Jerry answered some questions I had about the break-in period on the Promethean Fire, and even went into specifics about the electronics.
As cool as it’d be, I’ll hopefully never see a powerful aurora down here in Florida. These devices scratch the itch.
J
Got the 15" and this thing is incredible. I was on the fence because its quite expensive but let me tell you its worth every penny.
D
It's a miniature lightning storm without the hazards of mother nature and the outdoors.
Jerry and his crew are absolutely fantastic in providing further information, assistance or help in any way, should it be needed.
J
Wonderful plasma globe. Wonderful store. They deserve all their 5-Star reviews.
Their main business is what really generates income for them, this store is more like a passion project. They don't have to do this. But they do. And they care.
And I am grateful. I love these globes.
They're Beautiful.
Thank you.
P.S. - The Junior Pro Series make great gifts.
P.P.S. - The video I did is in slow motion. Also the first picture with the awesome plasma squiggle is more of a blueish white color in real life. The purple color and it being stretched out/with tracers like that is due to my digital camera and how its lens was able to process what it was picking up in low light.
H
After purchasing an entry level museum store quality plasma ball I wasn't impressed with the quality, but for $25 I wasn't expecting much. Where do you find that balance between a science museum and retail? And the winner goes to Aurora. In our house it serves multiple roles, hallway light, science experiment, and art object. The quality of the materials really sets its self apart from the mass. The feel of the hand blown glass has an interesting tactile feel (not mass produced). It's the imperfections that contribute to the quality. We got the 12" in and it's sizable. In fact looking at it I initially thought they sent me the bigger version. Let's just say it has a presence. The glow and flow of the beams is quite mezmorizing. I like the ability to increase or decrease power and adaptability to have controls in the front or rear (the underside power cord allows this). And lastly, the packaging was beyond belief...let's just say overkill, but safe. If you this is within your budget and there's a use case I think it's well worth the money spent. In short it's beautiful and we love it!
R
We purchased the “Promethean Fire Series II” Plasma Globe for our son who has autism - he loves science and LOVES the Plasma Globe. We are Very happy with it.
Tip- the wands are great and worth the add on
M
I’ve had my plasma globe for a few days now and I am thrilled with it! It’s very cool it met all my expectations (and I had high expectations). The pictures and videos on the website we’re very accurate and I’m looking forward to I having for years to come.
D
After ordering the Promethean Fire (and watching several online videos
of the unit in action), I was fully expecting a large & beautiful plasma globe that would dwarf anything I might’ve owned in the past. However, when the unit arrived at my door (very quickly, I might add), I was *still* blown away by it’s sheer size and mesmerizing kinetic beauty in action. So much so, in fact, I ordered both the Phoenix Rising and Tyrian Purple globes less than a week later, and I fully plan on completing the line once the other two units are back in stock. As a kid, I owned one of those small, novelty plasma globes you could find at the mall for $20, and now, as an adult collector, it’s difficult to overstate how grateful I am to have discovered Aurora Plasma Design and their awesome works of art.
N
So I have always liked plasma globes since I was a kid. I recently decided to get one and I’m glad I did some searching and came across Aurora Plasma. I went with the Promethean Fire and received #87. Now let me tell you that pictures and videos do not do it justice. This thing is truly impressive! Everything from the build quality to the effects and colors. It’s so enjoyable to have this guy going in a darkened room and the globe has a blue hue around the edges and looks magnificent. I even enjoy it in the daytime as long as it’s not too sunny. Right away #87 had the thick greenish-whitish tentacles. They are more greenish like shown after you “break-in” the gas. So I was pleasantly pleased to see the beautiful colors right away. I like to try the different power settings and see the different effects and can spend an hour just touching the globe and moving my hands around in different patterns and techniques. I also ordered the plasma wand and the supercell. I highly recommend these as well as they are a lot of fun and provide much entertainment. My wife enjoys the globe as well and even my 16 month old baby loves to touch and play with the globe. Thank you Aurora for your beautiful amazing piece of treasure that you sell and that you continue to do great work and improve. I look forward to purchasing another globe in the future! Probably the Genesis!
B
I got this for my brother for Christmas and he likes it quite a bit. I also like to go in his room and mess with the plasma. It looks especially pretty in the dark, and it's quite large compared to what you'd find elsewhere. When we first got it I thought it was defective because the plasma wasn't happening, but it turned out I just needed to turn it on while touching the globe itself (still took multiple tries though). I had to do that a few times but now it seems broken in and always turns on like it should. I look forward to seeing it evolve.
R
I am very satisfied with my plasma globe. The 15 inch is so much bigger than I imagined and that's a good thing. I love the look of the base, the blacked out wood complements the globe perfectly. The only downside I can see is now I want another one! If you're on the fence, go for it! I'm glad I did
B
Everything I expected and more! Great service, and great communication!
K
Absolutely love my Promethean Fire 12" globe. Initially I thought it wouldn't be as large as I hoped, but it's the perfect size. The globe is well built and I'm hoping to add more to my collection soon.
R
Im very pleased with the promethean fire globe. I had no issue with shipping. The experience is awesome! Looking forward to the 5000 hour mark! My only gripe is seeing a couple not available!
I want a blue globe!
A
I got the 15”. Definitely feels like something out of a science center/museum or a mad scientist lab rather than a hobby store. Has that scientific “Tesla” feel to it rather than a “lava lamp” category. The price reflects the quality and craftsmanship, would consider a 20” if they ever made one. Also looks good in all lighting. At some point I will buy another one!! Thanks so much for making these!
M
Promethean Fire produces a beautifully chaotic, yet peaceful, explosion of tendrils and has quickly become my favorite to admire. This is my second 15” globe and can’t speak more highly on the quality of these. It’s only a matter of time before a third 15” globe finds a place in my home. Don’t miss the opportunity when they come back in stock…buy one!
C
Number 22 “Promethean Fire” Plasma Globe....Is unbelievable. Its motion is mesmerizing, the color is beautiful, and its energy is slightly angry. The greens and turquoise thrash around like a Heavy Metal concert, yet there is something calming about it. I'm told the "Lightning" will mellow in time, much like the aging rocker. The quality is top notch, and seems to evolve with every production run. I have a few of these globes, and this one is by far my favorite. Worth every penny !!
M
I first saw a similar globe at the Royal Science Museum in London over 20 Years ago and wanted one ever since. Awesome to find Aurora Plasma Design. Fantastic purchase experience, excellent build quality and the museum size globe is absolutely stunning! I couldn't be happier !!
S
While I have enjoyed & love all the Aurora Plasma globes that I have purchased in the past: Tyrian Purple, Rising Phoenix, Genesis & Emerald Fury, I can without a doubt say that Promethean Fire is their best globe yet! I thought it might take a little more breaking in but right out of the box it has those thicker slower looping greenish tendrils reminiscent of some of those vintage 80’s Bill Parker plasma globes only bigger, nicer & brand new! All of Aurora’s Plasma globes offer something different, but Promethean Fire is a definite “home run” and I thank the folks at Aurora Plasma Design for bringing it to market & highly recommend it!
j
This is my 2nd Plasma Globe from Aurora Plasma Design!!!These Globes are soo awesome and impressive!!Thank You for making these wonderful pieces!!!Cant wait to see what new globes your company will create in the future!!! I will most definitely buy Again!!!!
C
Just got mine a few days ago. I was impressed that it even has a cooling fan in the base for long operation. You can hear it running so maybe not great for setting on your work desk but if you are not sitting right by I you will never notice it.