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RE: fluorescent lamps and X Rays Re: Thinking About A Geiger Counter



Original poster: "Qndre Qndre" <qndre_encrypt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

I expect the voltage of a Tesla coil high enough for this. As for the vacuum I don't know. I just heard that flourescent lamps in the environment of a Tesla coil may be able to produce X rays. But it's also possible that it's only a rumour. If you know someone who has equipment to measure this radiation you can ask him if you can borrow it and perform a measurement while lighting a flourescent lamp with your coil. But the result may not be assignable to other people's coils.

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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: fluorescent lamps and X Rays   Re: Thinking About A Geiger  Counter
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:22:56 -0700


Original poster: <davep@xxxxxxxx>


> I've heard that fluorescent lamps will emit X rays when in a high > frequent electrical field. I'd expct not. Usual powered XRay sources involve hihg voltages, and high vacuums.

  Fluorescent lamps are full of mercury vapour, and run about
  40V/foot....

   best
     dwp