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Re: Green glow
From: D.C. Cox[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 11:05 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Green glow
to: Greg
Running several hundred kilovolts through any tube that may be partially
evacuated has the possibility of producing X-radiation. Get that badge and
take a safety check before you repeat these experiments. Better safe than
sorry (or was that sterile)?
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: Green glow
> Date: Saturday, December 27, 1997 6:33 PM
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> From: Gregory R. Hunter[SMTP:ghunter-at-enterprise-dot-net]
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 1997 2:47 PM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: Green glow
>
> I've observed a green glow as well. One of my TC toys is a large
> (6" dia) decorative clear glass light bulb taped to the end of a
> broom stick. When I allow the spark from my coil to jump to the
> base of the bulb, I get a cluster of purple streamers from the
> filament to the glass walls of the envelope. In a darkened room,
> I've also noticed a greenish glow from the glass. The glow resembles
> UV-excited florescence. Could I be generating "soft" x-rays? I always
> assumed the inert gas filling in light bulbs prevented x-ray tube
> action. Hmmm...
>
> Greg
>
> Marooned in dreary East Anglia
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> To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> Subject: Re: Green glow
Date:
> Sat, 27 Dec 1997 01:54:29 -0600 From: Tesla List
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> From: D.C. Cox[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 1997 12:26 PM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: Green glow
>
> to: anjorsta
>
> The green glow is known as a "metastable decay", a common atomic property
> of both solids and gases. The glow can last for seconds or minutes
> depending on the material and energy level to which it is pumped. Be
> especially cautious if you notice any vacuum tubes with the glass walls
of
> the tube glowing green with a high voltage applied. This is a sign of
> X-ray generation and might be harmful to your health. The less expensive
> types of glass will do this even when energized with AC which could be
> self-rectifying within the vacuum tube. You might pick up a radiation
> badge from a local hospital and check it out for your own safety.
>
> DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> > From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Subject: Green glow
> > Date: Friday, December 26, 1997 7:46 AM
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alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 1997 8:24 PM
> >
> >
> > 6On Wed, 24 Dec 1997 00:41:06 +0100 (MET) Atle Jorstad
> > <anjorsta-at-online.no> wrote;
> >
> > > About green glowing tubes, I have a Tv rectifier (PY 30). I put 35-40
> kv
> > > over it...the thing made a green glow, and the "insulators" within
the
> tube
> > > continued to glow even after the power was shut off.
> >
> > the reason for the persistant green glow of the insulators is probably
> due
> > to them being made of ceramic. Many ceramics are phosphorescent,
ceramic
> > dental crowns are notorious for doing this after exposure to long wave
> > Ultra Violet light at clubs for example.
> >
> >
> > Sincerely
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