Re: [TCML] apple green glow

["Brian Foley" <ka1bbg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok, thanks, i am sort of familiar with the voltage, the higher voltage the
faster the particle is, the longer it travels.......
i was curious what stops soft xrays, and maybe its why the glass is green
color....stopping the soft xrays. thanks two both relpys. brian f.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Speck" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] apple green glow


> Brian,
>
> The penetrating ability of X-rays depends on the voltage you are
> creating them with.
>
> Broadly speaking, voltages less than 10 kV will not produce dangerous
> penetrating X-Rays.
>
> Color TV screens work at 30-36 kV, and have lead glass in the faces to
> diminish X-ray exposure to the users.
>
> My brother the dentist uses 70 kV for most Dental X-Rays, but preferred
> the older units that used lower voltages (down to 50 kV) that gave
> better contrast, but required higher doses.
>
> So again, generalizing very broadly, below 10 kV, you are probably OK,
> and the farther above 10 kV you go, the more careful you have to be.
>
> Dave
>
> Brian Foley wrote:
> > Hi, Frank you say this color indicates soft x-rays, for those of us with
no experience with xrays, are any escaping the glass as such or are they
being blocked by the glass? thanks, brian f.
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