RE: X-rays from light bulbs/Tesla Coils !!!

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• Subject: RE: X-rays from light bulbs/Tesla Coils !!!
• From: "Basura, Brian" <brian.basura-at-unistudios-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 22:30:57 -0600
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Ross Overstreet and I have observed both effects in the clear light bulbs we
are using.  They do produce streamers off the filamate and a green glow from
the glass (they seem to be mutually exclusive according to this thread). I
guess the real test will be to obtain a Geiger Counter and see what's really
happening (Hey Ross got a Geiger Counter?).

Regards,
Brian D. Basura

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Original Poster: "Thomas McGahee" <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com> 

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If you can see corona coming off of the filament inside the
bulb, then you have a bulb with gas. These are quite safe
and produce no measureable x-rays.

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It is easy to distinguish when a bulb has a high vacuum.
When you attach them to a source of HV they fluoresce
green, blue, or white along the walls of the tube. If you
see corona inside the tube, then there is no fluoresence
and no x-rays.

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