[R-390] Line Level VU Meter

[Barry Hauser]

Bob wrote:

> I don't know how "toxic" radium is after it has gone through several half
> lives.

I read on one website that the half-life of Radium 226 is 1,620 years, so
there's a way to go yet.  After 1,620, half of the radium remains, at which
point the price of the NOS meter will probably be a few million dollars or
whatever currency they'll be using then.

  Is it an alpha emitter?  If so, the particles could probably be
> safely vacuumed out.  Alpha particles won't go through paper or unbroken
> skin, BUT are VERY toxic if breathed in or otherwise ingested.

I don't know, but we generally recommend against sniffing or eating the
meters.  The cure could take a while.

Barry



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