Re: x-ray with small Tesla coil as driver

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Original poster: "mercurus2000" <mercurus2000-at-cox-dot-net> 

Wow, I've produced x-rays using vacuum tube diodes and just recently a power
beam triode using a 50 KV dc generator, it's very low power, output probably
less than 5 watts, you said you got the x-rays from just hooking the
terminal to a tesla coil? Normally there needs to be a plate were the
electrons are stopped, either inside or on the outside to produce x-rays, if
I remember correctly, how much did the light bulb cost you? I wanted to hook
one up to my small tesla coils I own, but I'm suprised a standard light bulb
with no modifications produced x-rays.

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Subject: x-ray with small Tesla coil as driver


 > Original poster: "Jack Vandam" <snotoir7674g-at-mindspring-dot-com>
 >
 > I've had a small Science First 50 Kv Tesla coil for quite some time.  This
 > unit is absolutely tiny compared to what I've seen people talk about here.
 > Today, at an antique shop, I saw an old antique Edison light bulb.  I
 > brought it home and placed it on top of the energized Tesla coil.  To my
 > surprise, the inside of the bulb glowed a brilliant green and I decided to
 > try and see if I could take an x-ray of something fairly easy.  The
results
 > are here:
 >
 > http://www.mindspring-dot-com/~xray5245f/pencilxrayenhanced.jpg
 >
 > I must say I was sure surprised to get anything at all.
 >
 > Jack
 >
 >