DRSB-01 Geiger Counter Review

[jojhnjoy]

Warum redest du nicht gleich in deutsch??

[ALLERTORLOVER69]

im going to try to get one at my local auction

[donharlan1]

Going for $120 plus on eBay

[httpkiller]

@donharlan1

After the Japan thing it's not a good idea to buy a Geiger Counter on eBay. They are going nuts with the prices. I think the best thing you can get for you money at the moment is the Gamma Scout. The russian cheap ones are to expensive now. I bought my DRSB-01 from "annakozub" on eBay. His price is under $100 but over the one i payed (around $30).

[Busa0069]

is the geiger muller tube replaceable?

[httpkiller]

@Busa0069

I think it's not intended to be replaced but it would be easy to replace it.

[baltaslietus]

Hello! Thanks again for your answers. I was wondering tobuy also a DRSB-01. Do you think is more sensitive than the RD 1706 ?

[httpkiller]

@baltaslietus

No since the RD1706 hast two tubes.

[Huffdev]

where did you get yours ebay? if so which seller i dont want to get ripped off...

[httpkiller]

@Huffdev

I bought mine (and 2 others) from "annakozub".

[duckingaunt]

Kyshtymskiy radiozavod - Kyshtym is thesame place where one of the worst nuclear accidents happened. And most contaminated place on Earth.

[bradyiack]

hello, can you please tell me where you bought this from? i cannot find it anywhere. and i really want to buy one.



[LEGENDPURGE]

@bradyiack

EBAY

[Xerxes1688]

Alpha radiation can't even penetrate a sheet of paper, beta penetrates paper and the first layers of skin (not all to the flesh) and gamma penetrates paper, skin, flesh, bone and even steel but not lead.

[the5332]

@Xerxes1688 gamma is stopped by thick layers of metal including lead and steel, though lead is much more efficient.

[cassiavc]

@the5332 Actually, steel would not be a good choice to stop gamma radiation. Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, both not very dense. Lead, bismuth and depleted uranium are very very dense, and they are widely used to stop gamma radiation.

[SuperCrazyStorm1]

Gamma is worse beta doesn't penetrate the skin only gamma

[riotpoliec]

which is more worse, gamma or beta?

[httpkiller]

Gamma

[the5332]

@riotpoliec

Gamma, because it usually is more energetic.

Gamma can only be stopped by several meters of concrete.

Beta is stopped using a sheet of metal (e.g. aluminum foil)

Alpha is stopped by anything, including air (long distances), paper...

But gamma is not the most abundant : radioactive sources often emit quite a lot of alpha particles, which are less dangerous since they are stopped by paper. Though, if inhaled, alpha sources are very dangerous.

[formatdyskuc]

At 3:00 it's like shouting "WNIMANIE! (warning!)" for big radiation :D

[douro20]

@formatdyskuc

I wonder, why not ОСТОРОЖНО! (danger)

[socue521]

There is allways a way out.....duck tape!

[MikRieth]

what type of radiation does this geiger counter detect?

[httpkiller]

Beta and Gamma

[wowggscrub]

try using a bigger screw

[httpkiller]

Yes that should work. Or glue to repair the winding. But at the moment the tape does it's job ;-)

[wowggscrub]

GLUE IS GHETTO

[httpkiller]

When i use a bigger screw it would crack the winding in half. So i think gloe is the best solution. Like a epoxy repair modeling material. With tghis stuff you can even rebuild broken parts.

[mkrubsack]

I have two of them, one plain black and the other with the stripe...as you described. In both of them, I can hear the high-pitched whine.

Overall, I agree with you, it's a great pocket-sized geiger counter great for taking into stores and prospecting for antiques, etc.

[httpkiller]

I think at some DRSB-01 the Nosi is much louder. There is a Video on Youtube where you can clearly hear it very loud. In this case i would spray some plastic spray in it. Have you ever had problems in Stores using a geiger counter? I never had , but i heard of people kicked out.

[httpkiller]

I would recommend it above the DRSB-88 i'ts the perfect portable geiger counter for going shopping. But i think when you have the Radex you didn't realy need another portable one. But when you are into collecting geiger counter it's a musthave.