> It's not a thermal process, it's an ionization cascade (or avalanche). What
> happens is the gas is an insulator, and refuses to carry charge between the
> electrodes. Until one atom gets ionized (by a high electric field, cosmic
> ray, local radiation, photon, or whatever).
So, perhaps a s
Hi Everyone,
I'm in the market for 5092-style tubes, but ones without radioactive
material in them. I read through many of the threads here and I know
some are of the opinion that there's no danger with the thorium or the
krypton, but I just assume avoid that material all the same. (Messing
around
