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Re: Thinking About A Geiger Counter

Original poster: Skip Malley <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I would like to point out that Geiger counters count particles from decaying Uranium atoms. X-rays are not measured by Geiger counters. I was a bit tired and it was a bit late when I used the gamma rays words in my comment. That was a mistake. Please allow me to correct and restate my original comments a bit more correctly.

CORRECTED below.

A Geiger counter measures particles released from decaying Uranium atoms and has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the energy released from a Tesla coil. Any x-ray or other emissions from a Tesla coil are not measurable by a Geiger counter.

Geiger counter measurements are of ABSOLUTELY no value to a coiler, unless you live next to a Uranium mine.

Happy coiling.
Skip

At 01:55 PM 11/4/2005, you wrote: 
Original poster: HomerLea@xxxxxxx
If you put any evacuated tubes near your running coil you can get xrays.
Jim

Subj: Re: Thinking About A Geiger Counter
Date: 11/3/2005 8:11:43 PM Pacific Standard Time
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To: <mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
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Original poster: Skip Malley <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

A Geiger counter measures particles released from Uranium and has
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the relatively low frequency energy of
a Tesla coil which is in the frequency range of an AM radio
transmitter.  It is like using an ultrasonic microphone listening for
earthquakes.  Tesla coils emit low frequency radio waves, not gamma rays.

Geiger counter measurements are of ABSOLUTELY no value to a coiler,
unless you live next to a Uranium mine.

Skip