The presence of methanol vapor causes the glow plug found in model engines to heat via a catalytic reaction with the platinum wire and glow.
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For some reactions, two platinum wires ( chosen for their non-reactivity ) are placed in the sealed end so an electric spark can be created between them.
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Catalytic lighters use methanol or methylated spirits as fuel and a thin platinum wire which heats up in the presence of flammable vapours and produces a flame.
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In 1841, Frederick de Moleyns of England was granted the first patent for an incandescent lamp, with a design using platinum wires contained within a vacuum bulb.
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The barretter used a fine platinum wire, called Wollaston wire, manufactured as a platinum core in a silver sheath that had to be stripped off with acid.
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Minco's combination etched foil heater-platinum wire sensors were used on many NASA projects including the 1976 Viking Lander ( heated soil samples ) and Skylab ( Inertial Guidance System ).
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A drop of pure mercury is dropped into the lower end of the glass tube so as to connect with the platinum wire at the level of "'B " '.
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A platinum wire is put into connection with the mercury in each tube, and, finally, arrangements are made by which the capillary point can be seen with a microscope magnifying 250 diameters.
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Nichrome wire can be used as an alternative to platinum wire for flame testing by colouring the non-luminous part of a flame to detect cations such as sodium, potassium, copper, calcium etc.
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A platinum wire or film is supported on a former in such a way that it gets minimal differential expansion or other strains from its former, yet is reasonably resistant to vibration.
