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That is a tempting little project but that Geiger counter is costly for a little hobby project. How about this cheaper alternative? https://www.adafruit.com/p
by JoeDaDude 4y ago
That is a tempting little project but that Geiger counter is costly for a little hobby project. How about this cheaper alternative?
https://www.adafruit.com/product/483 https://www.adafruit.com/product/483
- avian 4y agoIs there any data on the longevity of the tube when ran continuously? I have a mightyohm kit, but I decided against building a monitor device around it because I've heard rumors that the tube quickly degrades if ran 24/7. I don't think I ever saw any kind of measurements that would confirm that rumor though.
- mdp2021 4y ago> Detect particles and/or make a cool random number generator Nice! (Through the timestamps of the detector's reactions.)
- acidburnNSA 4y agoI did this with my geiger counter recently and blogged about it. Very fun. https://partofthething.com/thoughts/making-true-random-numbers-with-radioactive-decay/ https://partofthething.com/thoughts/making-true-random-numbe...
- Havoc 4y agoAliexpress seems to have sensors at ~30 GBP, but still a little high for something not super useful