X-Rays are easily produced. Too easily in fact.
Vacuum Tube television sets were especially engineered to minimize X-Ray production.
Certain Military Electronic Equipment came with cautions in the High Voltage Rectifier area regarding the generation of X-Ray emissions. Vacuum Tube rectifiers.
No doubt nearly all of Tesla's experiments with his evacuated tube devices produced X-Rays.
Absolutely correct, X-rays are very easy to produce. TV and monitor Cathode Ray Tubes use leaded glass to absorb the rays, and 1B3 HV rectifier tubes and the like were always in a shielded cage to minimize escaping radiation. In addition there were always X-ray and HV warning stickers on those cages. Maybe I'm being misunderstood. I'm not saying x-rays are not being produced by the experiment, just saying that it is good to separate out any EMI interference with the Geiger instrument from actual X-ray production. Those Violet Ray mini Tesla coils wreak havoc with all kinds of electronic equipment, and I use them to test the "EMI hardening" of devices, although more sophisticated controllable test equipment is used nowadays for EMI testing. Anytime you have a HV source, a vacuum tube with an anode and a cathode, and sufficient current flow there are x-rays. And yes it is dangerous.
As a matter of fact, in one email to Lindsay, SM proposes a household device like a microwave oven but using a HV rectifier tube to produce x-rays that would be used to kill bacteria when preparing food for storage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (part of a email to LM) "I have an idea about another product. I will send you the concept to look over and you can give me your impression, which I will value. I believe that we could actually make and sell these things without getting killed for our efforts. It is called The Beam Cleaner. Sincerely, Your Friend, Steven"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:22:36 EDT THE BEAM CLEANER Overview: What is the Beam Cleaner? The Beam Cleaner is a revolutionary new product designed to kill harmful bacteria and parasites in foods such as meat, poultry, fish, milk and bread products. It is designed for operation in the home environment, or for portable use. It will be a God send for the safe preparation of food for storage. It is based on proven conventional electronic technology. What does it do? The Beam Cleaner Kills all harmful infestations in food, thereby giving the food much greater longevity of storage before the need to prepare and consume. The reason we refrigerate food is to slow down the growth of bacteria and parasites within the food we bring home from the market. Eventually, the bacteria and germs grow anyway and destroy or render the meat or fish useless regardless of the refrigeration. However, by using the Beam Cleaner to destroy the bacteria and germs before refrigeration, we stop their growth and subsequent further deterioration of the food we place in storage. Thus, permitting a dramatic increase in the length of fresh storage time. Note: * Government tests have given indication that meat will last almost indefinitely unless there is reintroduction of bacteria. Furthermore, use of the Beam Cleaner in food preparation gives one confidence that serious diseases such as food poisonings caused by Salmonella, Shigella, Botulism are a thing of the past, never to plague your family. * Thousands of people die every year from food poisoning. Use of the Beam Cleaner does not remove the food's vitamins, minerals or any of the wholesome aspects we find desirable. How does it work? The Beam Cleaner does not use any preservatives or harmful gas or chemicals. Instead, the Beam Cleaner uses the proven technology of electron beams to penetrate the food and render useless the parasites, bacteria and germs inside and on the surface of ordinary store bought food. It is completely safe for all foods and does absolutely nothing to the quality of the food. * This concept has been tested worldwide for many years in food processing plants, etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "By the way, if you want to have a go at the beam cleaner we might make our fortune there. Yes, it is just a vacuum tube HV tube 3A3, etc. operated at 25K which gives out X-ray radiation which is quite fatal to the nasty little bugs found in food stuffs, etc. As long as you keep it enclosed, the x-rays don't get out of the metal box to harm anyone.It should be as safe as the early color TV sets were. Take care my... only friend. Yes, my only friend. Sincerely, Steven"This is a shortened excerpt from the complete description.
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