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Re: Environment





> 
> One more question,  concerning the vacuum sealed spark gap for the TC's;
does 
> this open the door to vacuum sealed spark gaps that might produce X-Rays
or 
> alpha rays?
> 
I would think the outer casing of the vacuum gap would stop the alphas. At
the TC spark gap voltages of 10-20 kV, x-ray emission is negligible.