[Milsurplus] X-Ray Damage.. more

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Unless the crystal was made from swept quartz (and thus is a "weapon")  
it will turn a nice dark black when you shoot it with a lot of x-rays.  
You can radiate them up into the megarad region without doing  
mechanical damage.

EMP's have very little effect on a crystal. A crystal simply does not  
get enough energy from the pulse.

Most shipping damage on crystals is pretty simple - somebody hit it  
with more shock than it could handle.

The only crazy way to bust one is to hit it directly with a whole lot  
of DC. Enough voltage can peal the electrodes right off of the crystal  
element. It still doesn't produce mechanical damage.

Bob

On Oct 26, 2007, at 5:32 PM, J Forster wrote:

> I was sent a pic of a damaged crystal elements that originated this
> thread and it looks far to severe for something incidental to an X- 
> Ray.
> It looks like there was an arc inside the case, so it seems possible
> that someone along the shipping is exposing the packages to an EMP.   
> The
> reasons for such exposure are obvious and likely justified by some
> 'homeland security' cover.
>
> If such is the case, it may have more impact on the international  
> trade
> in electronic items by individuals that the elimination of surface
> shipping last spring.
>
> I'd be interested to hear of other examples
>
> Best,
> -John
>
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