Re: Florescent Foolishness

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• Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 03:38:08 -0600
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From: 	Ted[SMTP:tedric-at-generation-dot-net]
Sent: 	Saturday, November 29, 1997 7:14 PM
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Subject: 	Re: Florescent Foolishness

Jim,

Mercury is too dangerous to play around with, I remember my high school
teacher used to tell us that by break a mercury thermometer, there is enough
mercury to overdose all the people in a stadium. Actually I now regret
playing with mercury when I was young.

If metal parts are the problem, trying using those that are torroid or U-shaped.

Hope this help.


Ted



>From: 	Jim Lux[SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
>Sent: 	Saturday, November 29, 1997 2:15 PM
>To: 	Tesla List
>Subject: 	Re: Florescent Foolishness
>
>
>> 
>> Interesting. I do know that objects in the way can distort the
>> field. Perhaps the metal end cap and internal electrodes are
>> influencing the light . Can you get the dark spot to be anywhere
>> other than near the end? 
>> 
>
>here is an idea, albeit a bit hazardous in fabrication. Take the
>fluorescent tube, carefully open it up at the fill, remove the metal parts,
>pump it down again, leaving a few drops of mercury inside, and seal it up. 
>Actually, considering that mercury also emits in the visible, you might be
>able to take a long glass tube, without the phosphor, put a drop of mercury
>in it, pump it down, and use it as a detector.

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