I believe it may well be UV which is produced, certainly visible light is. I agree that the energy is too small for the production of x rays, after all you need to accelerate electrons through 10kV or so to produce x rays. UV radiation exists across a wide energy range compared with visible light.
Stephen F/G4SJP KX3 in the Vaucluse (where it's a little warm for an Englishman!) On Tuesday, 10 July 2012, Kevin Luxford wrote: > Thanks to all who responded to my post. I will now gently remove the > film. It was reassuring to learn that some LCDs were shipped with the > film still in place. > > As for the generation of x-rays, I doubt that there would be sufficient > energy in the removal to do that. Might be a job for the Mythbusters. > > Again, thanks to all. > > 73 > Kevin > VK3DAP / ZL2DAP > > On 10/07/2012 9:06 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > > Yes, along with visible flashes of light if you're in darkness and your > eyes > > have had time to adapt. > > > > As film photographer old enough to have used sheet-cut film, I learned to > > never use that tape on the back of undeveloped negative films. > > > > Ron AC7AC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > I read once that pulling Scotch tape off a roll in a dispenser fairly > > rapidly will generate x-rays. I have no idea if that one is true. > > > > 73, > > > > Fred K6DGW > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <javascript:;> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html