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Re: x-rays from TC capacitors?!!!



Original poster: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx In a message dated 11/27/06 12:33:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

>So I seal up the edges of the foil on the glass/saltwater cap, then run it
>for awhile.  Sure enough, the purple glow from between the foil and glass
>changes color after a few minutes.  Becomes greyish.  Maybe even greenish.

FWIW, two years ago a TCML member expressed interest in research about the "Color Fades in Discharges":

<http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2004/Dec/msg00154.html>http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2004/Dec/msg00154.html

    Not sure if the chemistry behind this was ever adequately explained.

-Phil LaBudde