Re: Some basic questions on safety

["Alex Madsen" <alexmadsen-at-netzero-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

If you are worried you could probably get a radiation badge form you local
radiology department (hospital x-ray). You could then expose it to the light
bulb for an extended time.

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Subject: Some basic questions on safety


> Original poster: MShock8073-at-aol-dot-com
>
> Being new to this hobby I have some basic questions regarding safety. The
one
> that keeps bothering me right now is....
>
> When using a large envelope incandescent bulb for a makeshift 'plasma
sphere'
> what are the risks as to radiation? Especially X-ray or cathode ray
emission?
> I have read that some bulbs are evacuated so well that unwanted x-rays are
> possible. Is this a safe demonstration using a standard (GE) thin envelope
5
> inch bulb? Or am I right in assuming that a thin glass production light
bulb
> would implode long before that level of vacuum was achieved? My small
> ignition coil powered tesla coil is the one I usually allow children to
watch
> and/or interact with and with the low power of this device I have to use
> scraps of neon tubing and clear envelope light bulbs to demonstrate the
power
> radiating from the coil because streamers are non existent and the corona
is
> very faint.
>
> Any help will be appreciated,
> Marc S.
>
>
>
>


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