[Milsurplus] [armyradios] re: radium and eBay

[J. Forster]

If you are not living in a bottle with your radios, I really doubt it's a
threat. Most rooms have at least 1 air change per hour.

-John

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> I would worry more  about  radon  gas output....
> Ed#  _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/4/2014 6:06:24 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net writes:
>
> I  agree.  Anyone who licks their toys (or their fingers when they haven't
> washed them recently) deserves what they get.  In some circles it's  known
> as
> the Darwin Award.
>
> Whomever wrote the ER article  probably never heard of the inverse square
> law.
>
> Robert Downs -  Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
>
> In a message dated  05/04/2014 16:45:59 PM Central Daylight Time,
> jfor at quikus.com writes:
>> eBay has far too many restriction already. PLEASE keep quiet about  it.
>> The
>> risk is very small unless you lick the dials of your  radios.
>>
>> IMO, it's incumbant on those who buy techno toys to  know the risks.
>> Many
>> use lethal high voltages or put out RF capable of  burns. LASERs can
> blind.
>> A soldering iron can burn. X-Acto knives can  cut. Chemicals can poison.
>> Bicycles and skis can kill.
>>
>> You are not everyone's nanny.
>>
>> YMMV,
>>
>>  -John
>>
>> =================
>>
>>
>>
>>  >The recent discussion on Glowbugs about Pyranol capacitors and  such
>> >reminded me of this. Some mil radios, such as TBX and TBY,  have pretty
>> >good loads of radium paint on front panel and even on  dials. I recall
> one
>> >article in E-R years back that advised NOT  having the radio on, for
>> >example,
>> >a desk in front of  you where you habitually spend time.
>> >Now, on eBay, I have NEVER  seen any mention of the radium potential.
>> >Should there be? Would  eBay ixnay the listing if it did mention
>> radium?
>> >Is the 'right  thing' to do, to mention the radium and the potential
> risk,
>> >and  cautions?
>> >I can foresee myself listing a few TBX in the near  term.
>> >Maybe eBay should be more concerned about this and less  about a
>> >swastika, for example, on a military medal.
>>  >-Hue
>> >( posted to Glowbugs, milsurplus, armyradios.  )
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