That was my thought too- color CRTs are where this really mattered- which is why I mentioned black and white.
I am not overly concerned, someone in the IRC channel I'm in asked and I thought I'd ping. Even then, in a color CRT without any lead shielding, I'd bet the emissions pale in comparison to any kind of real medical X-ray. On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > On Jul 1, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Ian Finder <ian.fin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I know a few list members who have been doing this, after fixing CRT > > cataracts. > > > > Was that glass additionally leaded to cut down on X-rays at all? Is > there a > > risk to that? > > > > These are mostly black and white CRTs. > > From what I remember, the concerns about X-rays didn't appear until the > higher acceleration voltages used in color CRTs. I'm not sure if it's > significant even there, unless you're worried about lawyers rather than > reality. > > paul > > > -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS ian.fin...@gmail.com
