[R-390] METERS What To Do?

[Roy Morgan]

At 10:22 PM 12/22/02 -0600, Jon & Valerie Oldenburg wrote:
...even if they no longer glow, they will
>still be "hot". Maybe the best route is to just leave them as is rather than
>risk inhaling any radium loaded dust. Jon AB9AH



>. I'm looking at those meters and thinking that I want to open them up
> > and give the glass a good cleaning.


I concur.  The radioactive stuff is *some* (not all) meters is harmless if 
left in the meter. If you injest it, you are at risk for cancer.

Morgan's rule for Glowing Meters and voltage regulator tubes with 
radioactive stuff:

DON'T BREAK THEM OPEN AND EAT THE INSIDES.

(Or the functional equivalent of trying to clean the inside of the glass)

Roy


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