Re: strength of vacuum

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

You learn something new everyday

Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
Original poster: "Jim Lux"

Zero, because most lightbulbs are backfilled with nitrogen or argon. Only
bulbs less than 25W are vacuum and don't give the nice display on a TC
because there's no gas to ionize. Even then, the light bulb scenario is a
bit of a stretch because making X-rays requires accelerating electrons
through the Efield and having them suddenly stop (which is where the Xrays
come from: bremsstrahlung). Not going to get many electrons knocked off a
cold cathode, and they're not heading in one particular direction, etc.

Now, a TC operating in a tank is another story entirely....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list"
To:
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: strength of vacuum


 > Original poster: John
 >
 > How many people do you think got more
 > than the recommended dose of rads in the last year while
 > experimenting with standard vacuum light bulbs?
 >
 >
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 > Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz"
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 > >
 > > Original poster: "RIAA/MPAA's Worst Nightmare"
 > >
 > > I was thinking of encasing my big HV stuff/tesla coil in vacuum as
opposed
 > > to oil (heavy in 15+ gallon quanities).
 >
 > High voltage + high vacuum = X-rays instead of anything visible.
 > Even vacuum capacitors must be used with care, because excessive
 > voltage leads to X-ray generation.
 >
 > Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
 >
 >