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26-07-12, 10:56
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Richard
Apparently they are ok if you dont open them up. The glass is supposed to be enough to protect you.
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26-07-12, 10:57
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too late...its in bits
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26-07-12, 12:18
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I have a workmate that ate a beta light, he is still going strong 18 years later.
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26-07-12, 13:12
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they reckon on aircraft gauges of the period, if unshielded by the glass the radiation output from the dial face is around 30x stronger than that of a sealed unit...... i take it the glass is lead crystal or something ? nothing except a huge block of lead will stop the gamma rays... the alpha and beta are a different matter.
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26-07-12, 18:32
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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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26-07-12, 20:30
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Yeah I sought advice from the pro's the reply was to avoid taking the covers off, but if the paint is undamaged you are less likely to absorb lethal amounts of radiation
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26-07-12, 22:58
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Richard
Now that its night time over there... Do you glow in the dark?
 Sorry... I just couldnt help my self. It might be a good time to start a sticky thread with the info in it, as a warning to others who may yet be unaware?
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