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Old 26-07-12, 17:32
B. Harris B. Harris is offline
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Folks,

As with all watch faces, instuments and anything else that used Radium Paint...

The heads up to remember is....Just because the gauges dont glow anymore the danger still exists.

The radium actualy reacts with the paint and it causes the paint to glow. Now after so many years the paint starts to break down the glow stops BUT the activity still remains...unseen. This explains all the "dust" in the bottom of the gauges.

So if you must take apart those old instruments do it some where other than inside and wear PPE.

Glass is a great Beta blocker.However dont wear the old time radium watchs thru the airport radiation detectors or nuclear plant whole body monitors as they will set them off....(Been there done it)

Harris
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