17 Jul
2007
17 Jul
'07
11:21 p.m.
On 18 Jul 2007 at 0:52, Ethan Dicks wrote:
Interesting - with the U.S. changing to compact
flourescents, that
sensitivity could be a problem in the future. One might have to run
NE-2 oscillators in a dark room or perhaps in full sunlight - just not
"reading level" fluorescent light.
Why not use a small radioactive source? I wonder if some Am-241
cannibalized from an ionization smoke detector might do the trick?
Or perhaps some paint over the bulbs to block light completely...
Cheers,
Chuck