Re: xray machines encapsulated

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>From: SFisher373@aol.com
>Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:31:58 EST
>Subject: Re:      xray machines encapsulated
>
>Could it have anything to do with ozone which is produced? Also many of
the older x-ray machines contained PCB's in their capacitors and HV
transformer.Was it an industrial x-ray machine- some of these used vacuum
pumps to maintain vacuum and pump down the tube. Some old machines with
external high tension connections needed to be in a vacuum to prevent
arcing across the terminals-this was before the current shockproof cables.
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