Re: What about this experiment? Was Neon Tube sources.

["Mike Harrison" <mike-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 19:32:29 -0700, you wrote:

>Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 
>
>A few problems:
>
>1) The white powder is a "phosphor" and is moderately toxic.  It is not
>sensitive to elecric fields.
>2) the fluorescent tube has mercury in it, the vapor of which IS sensitive
>to high electric fields, emitting UV light, which hits the phosphor and
>making it glow.
>3) Mercury is also somewhat toxic.
>
>Bottom line... leave the fluorescent tubes intact.

But what about the phosphor coating in CRT's...? might be intersting
to try!