Xrays and scopes

[Mark Fortune]

somethings been bugging me for a little while...

given that I have a tektronics 549 storage scope from around the 1950's
(in good working order).. is there any danger of getting a faceful of
harmful x-ray radiation every time I look at the scope?

 

[Jim Yanik]

somethings been bugging me for a little while...

given that I have a tektronics 549 storage scope from around the 1950's
(in good working order).. is there any danger of getting a faceful of
harmful x-ray radiation every time I look at the scope?

I doubt the anode V is sufficient to generate X-rays.

I suppose you could test by wrapping a piece of unexposed high speed B&W
photo film in a light-tight wrap,perhaps of aluminum foil,and place in
front of the scope CRT face for some length of time,then develop the film
to see if it's fogged.

 

[Boris Mohar]

somethings been bugging me for a little while...

given that I have a tektronics 549 storage scope from around the 1950's
(in good working order).. is there any danger of getting a faceful of
harmful x-ray radiation every time I look at the scope?

No.

 

[Hugh Prescott]

somethings been bugging me for a little while...

given that I have a tektronics 549 storage scope from around the 1950's
(in good working order).. is there any danger of getting a faceful of
harmful x-ray radiation every time I look at the scope?

Nope

None if it is working properly. The high voltages are not high enough to
X-Rays strong enough to get out of the tube.

Hugh
Old Rad Safety guy

 

[Mark Fortune]

Nope

None if it is working properly. The high voltages are not high enough to
X-Rays strong enough to get out of the tube.

Hugh
Old Rad Safety guy

Thats good to know. I may still try the photopaper wrapped in tinfoil
idea of jims though, just out of curiosity

Ordinarily I wouldnt worry too much... its just this thing is from an
era where not a lot was known about the side effects of x-rays...

thanks for all the replies.