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> a 30K$ portable device, but that's because it's a low volume production. Is this inherently true? Do the raw materials and parts the final factory buys to ma
by judge2020 5y ago
> a 30K$ portable device, but that's because it's a low volume production.
Is this inherently true? Do the raw materials and parts the final factory buys to make the machine really cost <$100 (or so) and the cost is all in the up-front investment in the machinery to make it?
- IshKebab 5y agoYeah I doubt it. Applied Science on Youtube did a teardown of one and they've got crazy oil-filled high voltage electronics. It would take an insane amount of engineering to bring them down to an affordable price. Not just economies of scale.
- londons_explore 5y agoYou mean those same high voltage electronics that every CRT TV from the 90's has? The same TV's that give off so many xrays they have to shield them with leaded glass? They were pretty affordable then, and I expect that now they can be made even more cheaply if there is demand for them.
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- kragen 5y agoCRT TVs are commonly only about 10 kV, while XRF needs 20–60 kV. Larger TVs were up in that range but were not handheld. I agree that you can generate 60 kV pretty easily, though. You can do it in a smaller volume if you fill the electronics with oil, but it's not essential.