We were talking about probe saturation the other day. Another good reason to have an overload signal or alarm on a meter is if you are using alpha or beta...
Is an ordinary hotdog probe useful to check food for contamination? I understand that a pancake is much preferable. If a hotdog probe were wrapped in plastic...
http://ian.kluft.com/pc44/ The Port Chicago disaster of July 1944 was a massive explosion which occurred during the loading of a munitions ship, killing...
Q: I ... A: Much Q: Is an alpha scintillator probe a useful adjunct? A: Yes, BUT a pancake does that too already. Q: Polonium is said to be an unlikely dirty...
... A nuclear detonation in Chicago would have killed slightly more than a few hundred sailors. To me this falls into the "not even wrong" category. The author...
How do the statements on Pu dose compare with the amount in an exempt source, or a Static-Master brush? If an exempt source is suitable, perhaps one could...
PO= Polonium, not PU=Plutonium. Po is in static brush, 500 uCi worth. Geo ... From: robert_morein To: CDV700CLUB@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 03,...
I've always suspected a cover-up ever since they moved Port Chicago from Illinois to California! Geo ... From: Chris Smolinski To: CDV700CLUB@yahoogroups.com ...
It was torpex I bastard version of TNT that had heavy metal contamination that made it very unstable. I detonated tons of the stuff in RIMPAC 82. 40 years...
They raised the price to $65 now on their website. I was looking at a CO detector for my house at HD the other day. They have a 6-pack of smoke finders for...
http://www.namsa.com/pdfs/catalog/CPI-Radiation-M0008-2006.pdf The yellow-to-red color transition is dose dependent (see chart to the right). NAMSA Radiation...
Rx, The NRC also has 800 numbers. Call them with the question and kindly post their response here. I already did, and we'll compare notes. Thanks, ..John...
Hi all, My first CD-V700 was a Victoreen. I made an external amp/speaker for it -it works well. I've just gotten a Lionel & 2 ENIs, I've done the usual ...
... occurred during the loading of ... conducted a radiation survey of the ... ) that the blast was a nuclear ... Ever since 1945, paranoids have thought that...
Hey Guys! Good news! I received my 2N404A transistors today and replaced them. Now the speaker and analog meter work great! Unfortunately it's still not able...
Hi Brian! Good Luck with the filtering... I haven't checked on it, but I can see why it would be an annoyance with an external amp. The presence of the buzz on...
OH, I just checked the voltage with the tube installed. It stays rock solid at 984V is this too high? Thanks! Adam Hi Adam! Assuming you're measuring the...
Hi Tom, Thanks for the reply. I'm measuring 2.66V across CR6. This is obviously too low. What else could be bad that would show this voltage? Thanks! Adam ... ...
Hi Tom, Thanks for the reply. I'm measuring 2.66V across CR6. This is obviously too low. What else could be bad that would show this voltage? Thanks! Adam Hi...
Corotrons made by Victoreen! A little rivalry there maybe? Geo ... From: Tom Herman To: CDV700CLUB@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:12 PM ...
Yeah, It's 2 zener diodes and I'm reading across both of them. This thing is absolute garbage. I give up. I guess that's what I get for buying untested,...
I have a good idea what's normal in mR/hr (there are maps etc), but what is that in CPM so I can tell if my counters are working properly? They are both seem...
Brian, Noise on the output signal isn't all that unexpected. The add-on CD approved speaker module offered for the CDV700 uses a one-shot timer with a...
$65 from $45... Hummm.... Easy sell for me at $45, but still a deal at the higher price... Please note: message attached They raised the price to $65 now on...
Yeah, It's 2 zener diodes and I'm reading across both of them. This thing is absolute garbage. I give up. I guess that's what I get for buying untested,...
... I've add two files for the fellow in question who was wondering how to drive an LED when the tube saturates. Go to Saturn1Bguy's stuff in Files, and look...
I have posted my redesigned CDV705 sounder add-on at GCE files under SOUNDERS. File name is "CDV705 update" This circuit uses less power than the original and...