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ION-FLUX  ·  Pioneer Series Plasma Generator

Controlled Cold Plasma Generation

The Pioneer is a next-generation cold-plasma platform engineered for serious biohackers and research-grade experimentation. Built on a six-band Class E SiC resonant output, it delivers a carrier anywhere from 125 kHz up to 600 kHz — six resonant bands, one energized at a time — maintaining your chosen bulb voltage with always-on closed-loop feedback across the entire range. Voltage, frequency, and burst are each independently adjustable, and three named modes act as curated presets that drop you straight into proven operating points for repeatable sessions and protocol development.

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ION-FLUX Pioneer Plasma Generator — front panel with active session readout
3 modes
Gentle / Therapeutic / Advanced
125–600 kHz
Six resonant bands
7 in.
Capacitive touchscreen
closed-loop
Bulb-voltage feedback
Six-band resonant carrier 125–600 kHz ◆ Closed-loop bulb-voltage feedback ◆ Class E SiC resonant output ◆ 7-inch touchscreen control surface ◆ Foot-pedal session control ◆ Hardware fault latches ◆ Six-band resonant carrier 125–600 kHz ◆ Closed-loop bulb-voltage feedback ◆ Class E SiC resonant output ◆ 7-inch touchscreen control surface ◆ Foot-pedal session control ◆ Hardware fault latches ◆
For The Practitioner

If you're already running these sessions on older technology,
this is the upgrade you've been waiting for.

Most devices people rely on today were designed before the transistor; they work, but they work the way they did a hundred years ago—open-loop, uninstrumented, and nearly impossible to repeat from one session to the next.

The Pioneer Series keeps the same core operating principle the community has trusted for a century and rebuilds it as a driven, instrumented machine: a carrier under direct numeric control, a bulb voltage that is measured and held by closed-loop feedback, live readouts, and hardware safety logic behind every interaction.

Repeatable
Closed-loop feedback holds the bulb voltage you set. Saved presets and live readouts make the same session repeatable.
Instrumented
On-board sensors track every parameter that matters. The unit can show you what it's doing.
Safe
Tap-toggle pedal, 30-minute auto-timeout, on-screen STOP, and hardware fault latches that catch faults in microseconds.
Familiar
The same screw-in bulb contact and floating two-bulb topology the practice already uses. What changes is the instrument behind it.
Nikola Tesla — think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration
Heritage → Solid-State

A century of spark gaps. One solid-state instrument.

The practice is more than a hundred years old, and the classic spark-gap machines that built it still work. The Pioneer keeps what the practice depends on — the bulb contact, the floating topology — and puts everything the old machines left to chance under direct, repeatable control.

Feature The Pioneer Classic Spark Gap · 100+ yr technology
Drive element Solid-state six-band Class E SiC resonant stage Mechanical spark gap / interrupter
Carrier generation Firmware-driven, continuously variable Self-resonant damped-wave ring-down from each spark
Frequency 125–600 kHz across six resonant bands, under direct control Fixed by tank resonance; uncontrolled, drifts with load and temperature
Frequency adjustment Dedicated control across the range None — whatever the coil rings at
Voltage control Always-on closed-loop; held across the range Open-loop; set by mains + coil ratio, varies with load
Output / burst Independently settable rate, duration, and duty Damped wave trains at the interrupter rate — not independently adjustable
Operator interface Numeric voltage / frequency / burst + three named presets Single intensity knob (gap spacing), no numeric setpoints
Instrumentation Live telemetry; displays the voltage actually being held None — no readout, no feedback
Upkeep No tuning; presets recalled in software Gaps need periodic cleaning, re-gapping, and electrode replacement as they erode
Repeatability Presets map to exact numeric settings, session to session Drifts with gap condition, mains voltage, and ambient
Safety systems Hardware-latched over-current / over-voltage / watchdog; fully floating output; no continuous-on Minimal — relies on inherently low average power and operator skill
What carries forward Same floating two-bulb contact the practice already uses The original screw-in bulb contact and floating topology

The classic spark-gap approach has lasted a century for good reasons — it's simple, familiar, and does one thing. But that simplicity comes with standing upkeep: the gaps have to be cleaned and re-tuned as the electrodes pit and erode, the working point drifts with mains voltage and ambient conditions, and there's no way to write down a setting and get it back exactly. The Pioneer keeps the same screw-in bulb contact and floating topology the practice already relies on, and replaces the tuning ritual with numeric presets you recall in software, a bulb voltage that holds steady across the range, live readouts, and layered hardware safety — so a repeatable session is a saved setting, not a re-tuned gap.

Operating Modes

Three modes. One control surface.

Each mode is a preset that snaps the voltage and frequency sliders to a known operating point, with a firmware-enforced ceiling. From there you can take the sliders yourself — the closed-loop feedback holds whatever bulb voltage you command.

Mode 01
Gentle
15 kV≤ 450 kHz
Lowest preset. Runs at low intensity in the lower bands — quiet, sensitive operation with the widest loop margin.
Mode 02
Therapeutic
18 – 22 kV≤ 500 kHz
Middle preset. 18 kV default, 22 kV enforced ceiling — balanced output for ordinary working sessions.
Mode 03
Advanced
23 – 25 kVup to 600 kHz
Highest preset, supervised. 23 kV default, 25 kV ceiling, opens the top band to 600 kHz — the "handle with care" mode where the loop has the least margin.
Bulb & Cable System

Two assemblies. A floating, anti-phase pair.

The Pioneer's output is fully floating — no earth tie. The two bulbs sit anti-phase and the operator is a floating capacitive bridge between them. Both connect through field-replaceable cable assemblies with a standard screw-in contact.

Bulb Cable Assembly Pioneer bulb cable assembly — screw-in socket on insulated lead with ring-terminal connection

What it is

A serious, field-replaceable contact point.

An HV-rated silicone-jacketed lead, an overmolded screw-in socket, and a ring-terminal connection back to the instrument. Built to be used, dropped, coiled, uncoiled, and used again.

Two cable assemblies and two bulbs ship in every case. Bulbs swap in seconds; the screw-in contact pattern is the one the practice already uses.

floating
Output topology (no earth tie)
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Cable assemblies per kit
×2
Bulbs per kit
25kV
Bulb-voltage envelope ceiling
The Instrument

Every parameter, on the glass.

A 7-inch capacitive touchscreen is the operator's primary surface. Mode selection, live readouts, session start and stop, and fault display — all in one place, in plain language.

Pioneer Series
System Active SESSION · 00:12:38
Bulb Voltage
18.0 kV
Frequency
300 kHz
Burst Rate
200 Hz
Gentle
Therapeutic
Advanced
Plasma Generator

On the panel

Built to be read across the room, whether it’s on a lab bench or in a biohacker’s studio.

The front panel is permanently marked “Pioneer Series” across the top and “Plasma Generator” across the bottom, so you know exactly what you’re reaching for — even when the touch screen is dark.

  • 017-inch touchscreen. The operator's primary surface — sealed, wipe-clean glass.
  • 02Voltage, frequency & burst sliders. Drag to set; three mode buttons snap them to preset operating points and their enforced ceilings.
  • 03Closed-loop feedback readout. The panel shows the bulb voltage actually being held, not just the setpoint — plus carrier frequency, burst, and session timer.
  • 04Tap-toggle foot pedal. Tap once to start the session, tap again to stop. Hands stay on the bulbs. A 30-minute firmware auto-timeout protects against forgotten sessions.
  • 05On-screen STOP, always reachable. An on-screen STOP overrides the foot pedal at any time and returns the unit to standby.
Touchscreen GUI · Interactive Preview

The touchscreen, previewed in your browser.

A simulation of the GUI that runs on the unit's 7-inch touchscreen. Switch modes, move the frequency and voltage sliders, tap to start, and watch the telemetry respond. On the actual unit the screen only ever requests a setting — a separate real-time controller decides whether to act on it, holds the bulb voltage, and enforces every safety limit in hardware, independent of the screen.

⚡ ION-FLUX — Live Control
Therapeutic · 18 kV
Output
Floating · closed-loop · Active
Operating Mode
Frequency Adjust
300 kHz

Banded resonant carrier · 125 – 600 kHz across six bands. Above 500 kHz is Advanced only.

Output Voltage
18.0 kV
15 · Gentle18–22 · Therapeutic23–25 · Advanced

Firmware holds this bulb voltage by closed-loop feedback. Off-preset values enter CUSTOM.

Burst Rate
200 Hz
10 Hz250 Hz500 Hz
Live Telemetry
Output State
STOPPED
Frequency
300 kHz
Bulb Voltage (held)
—
Plasma Current
—
Drain Current
—
Thermal
NORMAL

Tap-toggle: tap to start a session, tap again to stop. STOP cuts output immediately. 30-minute auto-timeout protects against forgotten sessions.

In the Case

What ships with every Pioneer.

Open the case and you are ready to operate within minutes. Nothing missing, nothing to source separately.

01 · Instrument

Pioneer Plasma Generator

The unit itself. 7-inch capacitive touchscreen with on-screen STOP, mode buttons, and the "Pioneer Series / Plasma Generator" labeled front panel.

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02 · Pedal

Foot Pedal

Standard 1/4-inch foot pedal. Plugs into the front-panel jack next to the touchscreen. Tap once to start a session, tap again to stop — no need to hold the pedal down.

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03 · Power

PSU Brick

Universal external power supply. Region-correct mains lead. Connects to the unit with a single locking Molex connector.

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04 · Bulbs

Plasma Bulbs

Two bulbs with standard screw-in bases for the floating, anti-phase output. Field-replaceable from common stock.

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05 · Leads

Bulb Cable Assemblies

Two field-replaceable cable assemblies — overmolded screw-in socket, HV-rated silicone lead, ring-terminal connection.

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06 · Manual

Operation Manual

Printed manual covering setup, safety walk-through, mode-by-mode operation, fault codes, and care instructions.

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System Specifications

The instrument, on paper.

Everything an informed buyer needs to evaluate the unit against what they already own.

The Pioneer is a banded resonant cold-plasma generator: a six-band Class E SiC output — six resonant stages and six purpose-built transformers, one energized at a time — a DDS-driven carrier over 125–600 kHz, always-on closed-loop bulb-voltage feedback, and a dual-processor control architecture. It is a distinct board set from the fixed-frequency Signature Series — no shared copper.
Parameter Specification Notes
Bulb Voltage 15 kV – 25 kV envelope Commanded setpoint held by always-on closed-loop feedback; per-mode firmware ceilings
Carrier 125 kHz – 600 kHz banded Six resonant bands, one energized at a time; carrier DDS-driven, set by firmware every cycle
Operating Modes Gentle / Therapeutic / Advanced Presets: 15 / 18–22 / 23–25 kV, capped ≤450 / ≤500 / ≤600 kHz (default / enforced max)
Burst Modulation 10 – 500 Hz · 0.05 – 10 ms Firmware envelope, 0.01 ms resolution, 80% duty cap; continuous-carrier not permitted
Output Stage Six-band Class E SiC One soft-switched (ZVS) resonant stage per band, each with its own gate driver; one band active at a time
Feedback Closed-loop bulb voltage Holds the commanded bulb voltage across the whole range, every mode; always on
Frequency Synthesis Direct digital synthesis Programmed by the real-time controller across the full 125–600 kHz range
HV Transformer Six purpose-built resonant step-ups One bench-characterized resonant step-up per band, driven below resonance
Touchscreen UI 7″ touchscreen Fullscreen GUI on a Linux-class compute module
Real-Time MCU Dual-core real-time MCU Carrier and band control, feedback loop, burst, and all safety; secure signed boot
Application Processor Linux-class compute module GUI, audio, session logging — zero authority over the high voltage
Power Supply External PSU brick 100–240 V AC universal mains, 50/60 Hz
Session Control Tap-toggle foot pedal · on-screen STOP 30-minute firmware auto-timeout backstop
Safety Hardware OCP · OVP · watchdog · fully floating OCP latches in <1 µs; current-limit and fail-off act independent of firmware; no continuous-on
Build Engineering / definition stage Architecture committed; first-article bring-up and calibration on the bench
Core Technologies

What's under the panel.

Pioneer integrates a resonant RF power stage, closed-loop control, and dual-processor embedded software:

01 · Output Stage

Six-Band Class E SiC Output

Six resonant silicon-carbide Class E stages — one per band, one energized at a time. Each stage runs soft-switched (ZVS) below its band’s resonance: the tank circulates the load current and the transistor switches at zero volts.

02 · Frequency

Driven DDS Carrier

Direct digital synthesis generates the carrier anywhere in 125–600 kHz; firmware selects the matching band and drives that stage. The operating point is always known and commanded — never left to drift.

03 · Tuning

Closed-Loop Bulb Voltage

The instrument measures the actual bulb voltage and holds the value you set across every mode and every frequency — you see delivered voltage, not just a setpoint.

04 · Transformer

Banded Resonant Transformers

Six purpose-built resonant step-up transformers, one per band, each characterized on the bench before commit. Each band runs on its own tuned point instead of forcing one transformer to cover the whole range.

05 · Compute

Dual-Processor Architecture

A dedicated real-time controller owns the carrier, feedback loop, burst, and all safety, with secure signed boot. A separate Linux-class application processor runs the GUI, audio, and logging — and has no authority over the high voltage.

06 · Safety

Hardware-Latched Safety

Over-current latches in under a microsecond; over-voltage and watchdog latch in hardware too. Current-limit and fail-off act independent of firmware, and the output is fully floating with no earth tie — the machine is physically incapable of continuous-on.

Application Focus

A high-voltage cold-plasma research and educational instrument for biohackers, researchers, and protocol developers.

Not a medical device; no health-outcome claims.

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