RE: Identification of a Victoreen VX96

["Kolb, William (WKOLB)" <WKOLB@arinc.com>]

I believe you will find these are voltage regulator tubes. The isotope

normally used by Victoreen was Ni-63. This would be consistent with your

inability to detect the radiation.



Bill

Wm Kolb

ARINC Inc.



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Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:15 PM

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Subject: Identification of a Victoreen VX96





Dear all;



We recently found some devices that are glass tubes (about 1" tall and 1/2"

in diameter, with two connection wires extending from the bottom).  The

tubes were labeled as radioactive.



The devices are also labeled "Victoreen VX-96 1000 6540" on the side of the

tube.  Inside the tube there are two small disk like metal cylinders,

parallel to one another, connected to the wires (it looks like it might be

some type of diode).  It arrived in a storage box labeled "neon lamps."



There are no detectable gamma dose rates (measured with a micro-R meter on

contact).



Do any of you have any idea what these devices are?  Any idea what the

isotopic content might be?



Jim Barnes, CHP

james.g.barnes@att.net

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