Re[2]: Compasses

[roseb@SMTP-gw.gdls.com (Boyd H Rose)]

     And if the light level fades within 12 hours or so in the darkness?  A 
     compass could still contain radioactive material but be leaking. :-)
     
     Boyd H. Rose, CM
     Radiation Protection Officer
     General Dynamics Land Systems Division
     roseb@gdls.com
     
     The opinions expresses above are solely my own and do not under any 
     circumstance reflect those of my employer.
     


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Subject: Re: Compasses
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at Internet/Unix
Date:    6/23/97 10:49 AM


>Unlike the military Lensatic compasses, which are clearly 
>marked as containing rad material, these have nothing to
>indicate that they contain any radioactive material.  Does anyone 
>know if Silva ever marketed a compass with radioactive phosphor 
>dials?
     
If the light level does not fade away after 12 hours or so in darkness - 
It's radioactive!