Re: metal halide bulbs and Tesla coils

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Original poster: "Krohns" <2halice@xxxxxxx>

Thanks Scot.


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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: metal halide bulbs and Tesla coils


> Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
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> Hey Hal...
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> The coil can produce the needed voltage to produce X-ray emmission in
> a "vessel" of appropriate vacuum... and that is the key situation
> vacuum...  metal halide bulbs are under pressure usually a few to
> several atmospheres ...  ( thats why the smaller heavy tube in the
> bulb is there)   so as far as producing X-rays, the chance is
> minimal... probably no more than pumping tesla coil voltages thru a
> glass ball with an argon or neon fill under 1+ atmospheres of pressure...
>
> Scot D
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> >Original poster: "Krohns" <2halice@xxxxxxx>
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> >Howdy,
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> >While scrounging through my favorite sign company's scrapyard, I ran
> >across an old parking lot lamp fixture sporting a metal halide bulb,
> >15" long and 7" in diameter.  It's a
> >"<http://beverlyhillselectric.stores.yahoo.net/sylm1000ubt37.html>Syvania
> >M1000/U/BT37 Comnpact Metalacr 1000 watt reduced outer jacket metal
> >halide lamp, clear"
> >(http://beverlyhillselectric.stores.yahoo.net/sylm1000ubt37.html).
> >I have seen some cool effects using large bulbs in concert with
> >Tesla coils.  However, I am concerned about x-ray emissions after
> >reading about "bremsstrahlung radiation".  Do I dare not connect
> >this lamp to the toroid of my 4" coil?  Do I dare not hold this lamp
> >in my hand in close proximity to my operating coil?  I'm looking
> >forward to some interesting feedback.
> >
> >Cordially, Hal in Tucson
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