X-rays from light bulbs/Tesla Coils !!!

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: X-rays from light bulbs/Tesla Coils !!!
From: "Jeff W. Parisse" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 10:33:03 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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John, Jeff, Group...

Wait a minute! Let's back up. Maybe I missed something.

X-rays from a TC excited light bulb? I use a VTTC to light lightbulbs
and/or create corona on the filaments all the time as I'm sure
many of us with VTTCs do.

Are there any x-ray experts willing to comment on the thread below?

Jeff Parisse

> >Just wanted to relate that I have produced x-rays using an antique light
> >bulb and a small 3-4" spark Tesla coil.  The radiation was strong enough
to
> >weakly fluoresce an x-ray screen with a target shadow (paper clip used
for
> >target object) between the bulb and screen.
>
> THANK you for this email.  When I started out fiddling around with Violet
> Rays and different smaller Tesla Coils, knowing nothing anything about
> Tesla, sparks, or radiation I was lighting up Edison bulbs and noting that
> the glass phosphoresced a beautiful yellow green colour, and that the
> filaments and posts inside cast black shadows on the glass.  Didn't have a
> clue what was going on.  I must have played quite a long time with this
> light bulb, and in the weeks time acquired a half dozen or so more bulbs
to
> play with, and found similar results.