Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi,No it's not true. Only super high vacuum tubes can do X-rays and then they have to be made just right to put out a "lot" of X-rays. As long as it does not say "X-Ray Tube" you are pretty safe.
Florescent tubes are filled with gases and mercury vapor (banned now) that stop the X-rays. The electrons have to move a considerable distance and accelerate without hitting any gas molecules. So it takes a long high vacuum high voltage tube to do it. Not a common item at all.
TV picture tubes might be a problem, but the glass is filled with "pounds" of lead...
Cheers,
Terry
At 06:36 PM 10/11/2006, you wrote:
I've heard about X-rays possibly being emitted from fluorescent tubes used in this fashion. Is this true? Is it in significant quantities? Why?Thanks, Greg Tesla list wrote:Original poster: "Glen McGowan" <glen.mcgowan@xxxxxxxxx> Letting the 900W coil arc to a florescent light bulb (tube)? Do's? Don'ts? I'd rather not be the shortest distance to ground.