Re: Safety Gear (was: possible sources ... lead ... oil?)

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Original poster: "Matthew Smith" <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au> 

Jim Lux wrote:
<blockquote>
I used 20 keV here because it's a typical voltage for a NST.
</blockquote>

What's the relationship between electron Volts (eV) and applied voltage?

Using a Google definition search 
<http://www.google-dot-com.au/search?q=define:eV>, I get the definition I 
recall from way back when:
"A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through 
a potential difference of 1 volt."

In the real world, is is that simple?

If you put 20kV between plates, do the electrons whizzing between them have 
an energy of 20keV?  (20 x 1.6x10^-19J)

Cheers

M

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Matthew Smith
Kadina Business Consultancy
South Australia