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Re: X-rays from light bulbs/Tesla Coils !!!
Don't confuse glowing gases with glowing glass. The former
indicates the presence of a gas (argon/nitrogen, etc) and
the glowing gas has a VOLUME. On the other hand, if it is
just the inside surface of the glass that is glowing,
and there is no volume to the glow, (just a surface phenomenon),
then you probably have x-rays.
The presence of streamers inside the glass bulb *usually*
indicates the presence of gas.
Fr. Tom
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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> Subject: RE: X-rays from light bulbs/Tesla Coils !!!
> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:30 AM
>
> Original Poster: "Basura, Brian" <brian.basura-at-unistudios-dot-com>
>
> Ross Overstreet and I have observed both effects in the clear light bulbs we
> are using. They do produce streamers off the filamate and a green glow from
> the glass (they seem to be mutually exclusive according to this thread). I
> guess the real test will be to obtain a Geiger Counter and see what's really
> happening (Hey Ross got a Geiger Counter?).
>
> Regards,
> Brian D. Basura
>
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> <snip>
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> Original Poster: "Thomas McGahee" <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com>
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> <snip>
>
> If you can see corona coming off of the filament inside the
> bulb, then you have a bulb with gas. These are quite safe
> and produce no measureable x-rays.
>
> <snip>
>
> It is easy to distinguish when a bulb has a high vacuum.
> When you attach them to a source of HV they fluoresce
> green, blue, or white along the walls of the tube. If you
> see corona inside the tube, then there is no fluoresence
> and no x-rays.
>
> <snip>
>