Re: VU1 ESL bulbs with HA dimmers?

["Joesepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember the rule of thumb, in my own mind,  1 kV per inch of tube, aprox.
The 12" sets only ran about 10-15kV and the X-radiation didn't really start
until higher levels were used.

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4ab843ef.65491421@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I think that was only for color TVs where the voltage is 32,000 volts.
> Radiation increases with the voltage. It's not likely that these lights
> will
> have anywhere near that voltage - not if they are going to fit existing
> fixtures.
>