Re: x-ray with small Tesla coil as driver

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Original poster: "Jack Vandam" <snotoir7674g-at-mindspring-dot-com> 

It's possible.  Take a look at this article:

http://xray.uu.se/hypertext/VacNews2.html

And one person has been successful controlling the filament also:

http://www.kronjaeger-dot-com/hv-old/xray/tech/PD500/index.html

Jack



 > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >
 > Provided I dont arc it over, is it simply enough to use a tube rectifier
to
 > make xrays? Just apply HV to one plate and ground the other? As long as I
 > dont heat the filament is shouldnt become a rectifier as far as I can see.
 >
 > ---Eric
 > ----- Original Message -----
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 > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:00 PM
 > Subject: Re: x-ray with small Tesla coil as driver
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > This effect is common with high vacuum tubes.  The tube becomes a
 >  > "rectifier" and X-ray producer combined.  The green glow, as you
 > indicated,
 >  > is usually a tipoff.  It also means you're getting hit with X-rays.
Use
 >  > extreme caution.
 >  >
 >  > Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Wow, I've produced x-rays using vacuum tube diodes and just recently
a
 >  > power
 >  >  > beam triode using a 50 KV dc generator, it's very low power, output
 >  > probably
 >  >  > less than 5 watts, you said you got the x-rays from just hooking the
 >  >  > terminal to a tesla coil? Normally there needs to be a plate were
the
 >  >  > electrons are stopped, either inside or on the outside to produce
 > x-rays,
 >  > if
 >  >  > I remember correctly, how much did the light bulb cost you? I wanted
to
 >  > hook
 >  >  > one up to my small tesla coils I own, but I'm suprised a standard
light
 >  > bulb
 >  >  > with no modifications produced x-rays.
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >