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Old 23rd Oct 2018, 10:36 am   #74
Peter.N.
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Default Re: Don't try this at home...

Radiation was another scare with early TV's, it was thought by some that watching TV could be harmful but most of the radiation comes from the gun end of the CRT and I'm sure many of us have spent hours sitting on a stool directly behind the back end of the tube but I have never had of any ill effects.

Early TV's with mains EHT only ran at about 5 kv, when we got colour that was 25 kv but no concerns apparently.

Peter
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