On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Benjamin Bromilow wrote:

>> there is a boom. You use this at your own risk. Just in case you think of
>> suing me, this is from an English 'little chemist' experiments book I
>> bought second hand. I dates from about 1938 or so. Good luck *grin*.
>>
>> Peter
>
>Hey, I've still got my dad's old "Boys own book" from the 40s which shows
>how to make a VanDeGraf generator, and make an Xray tube to connect to it.
>It even shows how to make a phosphor plate so you can look at the bones in
>your hand for hours on end using your new found toy. Nice huh?!!

;-) I collect old technical books. Not seriously (yet) but I buy whatever
I can afford. How would a VanDeGraaff (sp?) power an X-ray tube ? The
current would be too low I think. You piqued my interest here <g>. I have
been known to test Xrays from 100V line audio amps run w/o load. Those
EL34s used to have green glow on the glass near the anode caps. The
testing was not deliberate (intermittent 100V lines). Hehehe.

Peter

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