When the electrons strike the phosphor, shadow mask and other screen components, x-rays are produced. The amount and energy of the x-rays depends on the accelerating voltage. The relatively low voltages in CRT's (compared to commercial x-ray machines) means that relatively low quantities of low energy x-rays are produced and modern monitors are so well shielded, that there is no concern of being irradiated over time.
This only applies when things are operating to spec, if some inept repairman steps up the accelerating voltage you will be exposed to X-Rays.
When the electrons strike the phosphor, shadow mask and other screen components, x-rays are produced. The amount and energy of the x-rays depends on the accelerating voltage.
If some yahoo who doesn't know what he's doing steps up the accelerating voltage, it WILL increase the x-rays produced.
I've been fixing computers for people for a long while, and have never had to open a CRT or power supply. They're just not the sorts of things that break, especially since 90% of repair requests involve cleaning up after Microsoft and are software-only.
I don't know about the work you do, but I've had to open a few monitors. Especially when I was doing repair work for Apple. I couldn't tell you how many analog/power boards I replaced in Summer 2000 iMacs. I have a Gateway monitor on my desk right now that was declared junk. I opened it up, fixed it and have been using it for nearly 5 years. Not a bad lifespan for a free piece of hardware.
I open every dead power supply that I come across to grab the fans. You never know when a 12V fan will come in handy.
I thought that you were being sarcastic, but rather than argue the point with you I decided to side-step it and present a case where Bush's actions has had the desired result.
You mean like how Clinton turned down the offer from the Afghan goverment that would have put him in US custody?
2. Invade the wrong country.
That one is arguable. It is looking more and more like we shouldn't have invaded Iraq. But what's done is done.
3. Generated the largest level of debt in modern US history.
All depends on what you mean by "modern" and if you compensate for inflation.
5. Presided over the energy crisis.
Carter anyone? I was alive in the 1970s, I remember gas lines. I remember people being desparate for fuel. The high prices today are a real pain in the ass, but by no measure is it a crisis.
6. Presided over the largest terrorist attack in US soil.
As opposed to the previous occupant of the office who presided over the largest domestic terrorist attack in US history.
7. Raped the English language in ways very few special education students could have ever dream of.
I guess that all depends on what the meaning of 'is' is.
Bush was my second choice. I would have preferred Buchanan, but since he had no real chance of winning I voted for Bush.
I think a fair system would be that you own whatever it is you build, but you have no rights to the land it's built on. For example. If you built a settlement on Mars but for whatever reason you can't keep it populated and leave it abandoned whomever moves in during your absence is the new owner.
I am running Mandrake on two machines. One is a Duron the other is a Mac 6400. I decided to run Mandrake 9.1 on both machines to make the interface consistant. The config files are in the same places on both machines. The config files are in the same format.
The huge amount of resources available to linux users makes getting support a breeze.
PS I'm English, which adds to the strangeness as I don't know which BBC you guys have been watching
It used to air on some independant stations back when I was a kid (early to mid 80s), I think it was WWOR out of New York. I'm in Pennsylvania, but that was a staple in our cable programming back in the days when there were only 36 cable stations.
Very true. In my state, Pennsylvania, the Chevy S10 and GMC S15 pickup trucks get license plates that are labelled "truck" my vehicle the GMC Jimmy and the Chevy Blazer get regular car license plates. All four of them are the same vehicle, the parts are interchangeable. But my insurance and registration are the same as they would be if I had a station wagon.
Doom has for the most part always been a First Person SHooter in the pure sense,
'Scuse me?
Doom I, II and Ultimate were great multiplayer games. My group the WPNGG was began as 4 guys (I was one of them) playing Descent and Ultimate Doom over a modem conenction and an IPX network.
Just think, if you're a terrorist and you know thay any communication that you make is subject to tapping what would you do about it?
You'd probably find a way to make your call blend in. I mean speaking in code.
Take this example.
"I just talked to mom. She said that she might need surgery on her colon. You should give her a call."
Sounds harmless, but what if it means
"I just talked to [the boss]. She[or he] said that [the time might be right to strike the power plant in city X]. You should [prepare and wait for the go signal]."
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$200/yr PER TV?
That would cause a revolt here in the US. We've got like 5 tv sets in this house.
That would be insanity to pay $1000/yr.
LK
Incidentally, do you know anyone who has ever rewired a CRT?
I have. I'm using that monitor right now.
LK
Sorry about that. All of the doubting that I encountered in this sub-thread caused me to misread your humor.
LK
Please tell me how to "step up" the accelerating voltage in a CRT without installing a new transformer or a bank of capacitors.
You just answered your own question. Either using a higher voltage transformer or connecting a higher voltage output from the existing transformer.
LK
would you care to elaborate on what type of "improper" wiring will cause a CRT to emit X-rays
Just because YOU never heard of it, doesn't mean that it's not true.
Have a look at this.
When the electrons strike the phosphor, shadow mask and other screen components, x-rays are produced. The amount and energy of the x-rays depends on the accelerating voltage. The relatively low voltages in CRT's (compared to commercial x-ray machines) means that relatively low quantities of low energy x-rays are produced and modern monitors are so well shielded, that there is no concern of being irradiated over time.
This only applies when things are operating to spec, if some inept repairman steps up the accelerating voltage you will be exposed to X-Rays.
LK
Let me quote from your cite.
When the electrons strike the phosphor, shadow mask and other screen components, x-rays are produced. The amount and energy of the x-rays depends on the accelerating voltage.
If some yahoo who doesn't know what he's doing steps up the accelerating voltage, it WILL increase the x-rays produced.
LK
Which is all of them.
I disagree.
I've been fixing computers for people for a long while, and have never had to open a CRT or power supply. They're just not the sorts of things that break, especially since 90% of repair requests involve cleaning up after Microsoft and are software-only.
I don't know about the work you do, but I've had to open a few monitors. Especially when I was doing repair work for Apple. I couldn't tell you how many analog/power boards I replaced in Summer 2000 iMacs. I have a Gateway monitor on my desk right now that was declared junk. I opened it up, fixed it and have been using it for nearly 5 years. Not a bad lifespan for a free piece of hardware.
I open every dead power supply that I come across to grab the fans. You never know when a 12V fan will come in handy.
LK
Let us not forget that an improperly wired CRT will emit X Rays.
For a TV repairman, it's important to know about this sort of thing.
If a computer tech doesn't know what he's doing, he will be out of work shortly and he isn't going to cause anyone to get leukemia.
LK
I thought that you were being sarcastic, but rather than argue the point with you I decided to side-step it and present a case where Bush's actions has had the desired result.
LK
and most TV repairmen can't fix computers.
It's obviously a way to try to grap money.
LK
I'll bet that they use a knockoff vendor called PChips or UBit or something like that.
LK
Let's not forget Libya.
LK
1. Let Osama off the hook.
You mean like how Clinton turned down the offer from the Afghan goverment that would have put him in US custody?
2. Invade the wrong country.
That one is arguable. It is looking more and more like we shouldn't have invaded Iraq. But what's done is done.
3. Generated the largest level of debt in modern US history.
All depends on what you mean by "modern" and if you compensate for inflation.
5. Presided over the energy crisis.
Carter anyone? I was alive in the 1970s, I remember gas lines. I remember people being desparate for fuel. The high prices today are a real pain in the ass, but by no measure is it a crisis.
6. Presided over the largest terrorist attack in US soil.
As opposed to the previous occupant of the office who presided over the largest domestic terrorist attack in US history.
7. Raped the English language in ways very few special education students could have ever dream of.
I guess that all depends on what the meaning of 'is' is.
Bush was my second choice. I would have preferred Buchanan, but since he had no real chance of winning I voted for Bush.
LK
Right... Because he did such a good job preventing 9/11
Perhaps not, but he's been cleaning house ever since.
LK
"Go Home and be a Family Man!" Guile, Street Fighter II
"You've got a lot to learn before you beat me, try again kiddo."
-Everyone in Street Fighter.
I think a fair system would be that you own whatever it is you build, but you have no rights to the land it's built on. For example. If you built a settlement on Mars but for whatever reason you can't keep it populated and leave it abandoned whomever moves in during your absence is the new owner.
LK
I am running Mandrake on two machines. One is a Duron the other is a Mac 6400. I decided to run Mandrake 9.1 on both machines to make the interface consistant. The config files are in the same places on both machines. The config files are in the same format.
The huge amount of resources available to linux users makes getting support a breeze.
LK
PS I'm English, which adds to the strangeness as I don't know which BBC you guys have been watching
It used to air on some independant stations back when I was a kid (early to mid 80s), I think it was WWOR out of New York. I'm in Pennsylvania, but that was a staple in our cable programming back in the days when there were only 36 cable stations.
LK
Some of the story lines were pretty interesting, but overall I could never get into the show. Hopefully that will change with the new one.
LK
Perhaps it is lossy, too?
Maybe it's LZip.
LK
SUV's - A tall version of the station wagon.
Very true. In my state, Pennsylvania, the Chevy S10 and GMC S15 pickup trucks get license plates that are labelled "truck" my vehicle the GMC Jimmy and the Chevy Blazer get regular car license plates. All four of them are the same vehicle, the parts are interchangeable. But my insurance and registration are the same as they would be if I had a station wagon.
LK
Doom has for the most part always been a First Person SHooter in the pure sense,
'Scuse me?
Doom I, II and Ultimate were great multiplayer games. My group the WPNGG was began as 4 guys (I was one of them) playing Descent and Ultimate Doom over a modem conenction and an IPX network.
LK
It's teh new compression.
LK
Just think, if you're a terrorist and you know thay any communication that you make is subject to tapping what would you do about it?
You'd probably find a way to make your call blend in. I mean speaking in code.
Take this example.
"I just talked to mom. She said that she might need surgery on her colon. You should give her a call."
Sounds harmless, but what if it means
"I just talked to [the boss]. She[or he] said that [the time might be right to strike the power plant in city X]. You should [prepare and wait for the go signal]."
LK
Can they make this illegal?
Probably. But just because they can doesn't mean that they will.
LK