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Can valve amplifiers emit ionizing radiation?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shonver" data-source="post: 43957" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>I used to work in a factory that churned out thousands of smoke detectors. One type, called an ionisation detector, uses a radioactive source (Americium something) to ionise the air. This was achieved by bombarding the air molecules with gamma or alpha particles (I forget which). However, the actual amount of radiation emitted was reportedly "less than you would pick up from sitting on a concrete floor". There were radiation dosage meters in that area, but it hardly ever registered anything unless brought in close proximity to a radioactive source. So the question, really, is: how much radiation is bad for you?</p><p></p><p>I believe that a CRT TV produces much higher voltage than a tube amp does; you can actually smell the O Zone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shonver, post: 43957, member: 34"] I used to work in a factory that churned out thousands of smoke detectors. One type, called an ionisation detector, uses a radioactive source (Americium something) to ionise the air. This was achieved by bombarding the air molecules with gamma or alpha particles (I forget which). However, the actual amount of radiation emitted was reportedly "less than you would pick up from sitting on a concrete floor". There were radiation dosage meters in that area, but it hardly ever registered anything unless brought in close proximity to a radioactive source. So the question, really, is: how much radiation is bad for you? I believe that a CRT TV produces much higher voltage than a tube amp does; you can actually smell the O Zone. [/QUOTE]
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