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@odiez1 Wiki.. "Thus, gamma rays are now usually distinguished by their origin: X-rays are emitted by definition by electrons outside the nucleus, while gamma rays are emitted by the nucleus"

That must be x-rays then. Especially since the source is tied in with the power being ON.

I've found this. (wwwdot)freepatentsonline(dot)com/5633745.html

talking about radiation from flat ribbon cables, maybe it's related?

How far away do you have to be to get <100 CPM?

Is that a working flat bed scanner? I mean, with that much coming out the lid, imagine what the actual source would be like without any plastic around it.. Maybe you could disassemble it to find the emitter?

Further, how could a consumer product not have a label specifying it as an "ionizing ra...

@alx396 Remember, there is no "File System" on the old model drives, so you HAVE to use G4U to dupe them. If you can track down the Adaptec card I used in the video it will be easy as pie to dupe the SCSI drive to a PATA SSD. PATA is the new name for IDE, but they are the same thing...

DAMN! the Am241 pellet is pretty moving to watch.

That is superb work there. It's a great package also.

That's pretty neat.

Does this mean I can send you my dryer lint I think is 'hot'? I'd be interested to see if it is, or not.

And I agree about Little Drizzt, looks a lot like my brothers cat. :)

@iamgoddard I'm no doctor, but I do broadcast engineering.

Yeah, a microwave generates Microwaves, which according to my electromagnetic spectrum chart fall between 100MHz and 300GHz (to the left of Infrared) and is a Radio Frequency. Of course and RF can cause very serious burns from contact (ex...

Have you sign the recent video from bionerd23? She explains the residual radiation on her geiger counter from being exposed to a linear excelerator. Maybe that has some bearing on the results of your ionic breeze? I mean that is some real WTF!?! Readings. Good luck, if I was in your house I'd ...

Truly INSANE! Seems your readings are starting to jive with the POTRBLOG readings, which is located in St. Louis as well.

You should start wearing a mask to filter those nasty things from your lungs, we need you keeping on doing your thing!

Good luck, be safe.

I'm gonna get the Kenmore filter, seems it caught a bit more than the others.

Thanks!

@PainterofYou I think it might be more interesting to see what the scint sees in a cooked 8 pound turkey.. Hopefully nothing..

@antiprotons Sweet glowing Aunti, did that come from United Nuclear also? The peaks are almost rhythmic looking, like an analog sine waveform almost, really neat. Show...

I seriously encourage you to watch the video posted by user antiprotons about the radioactive source in the ionizing detectors.. NO BUENO for 5 year olds.

Please see my post on your other video..

and watch user Antiprotons videos to 'upgrade' your knowledge.

I just read the description..

OMG, don't let your 5 year old play with the ionizing ones!! Please!

Unless you don't mind of they get leukemia or some other kind of cancer early on.. You should really learn more about the things you let your kids play with.

In closing... It's not the flame that ...

I'm sorry, but I'm not putting an ionizing radiation (NUCLEAR) source in a room with myself or any of my kids. Our house meets the legal requirements, and that's it.

I think good habits and critical thinking about possible fire hazards will prevent fires, (ie not leaving a pile of oily rags in t...

I'm glad you have been doing your thing because watching, and paying attention to the knowledge you've shared has settled the alarmist inside me as well.

You've helped me to understand what that energy is, and how to respect it (with a grabby claw) :-)

THANK YOU TOM! Happy 200th.

If you ever...

Thalium208 is his handle.. I can't believe he blocked you for, "I do not mean to flame, but...

You placed the probe onto the object. That is a good way to contaminate it. A contaminated prob gives you false readings...

additionally, going to Chy. is an increadibly horrible idea. I wish you best...

What does the Am241 look like in there?

@ichicax4 I have a GMC-080 with the M4011 tube. This kind of Geiger Counter does not need calibration, it is not translating the CPM into any other unit of measure that would require calibration, (roentgens, or sieverts). The calibration you speak of generally is to Cs137 for an accurate transl...

This would be the reason I took the detectors out of my kids rooms. We have 2 in the whole house now, and far enough away from bedrooms to make me feel comfortable.. When I got the pellet out, you have to unsolder that metal vented cover, I got 41000CPM off it with my GMC-080 and the CBON-6107 ...

So then, is attempting to detect Neutrons a worthwhile endeavor for the average radiation detective with a GM counter? I've seen some electron tubes on ebay that seem intriguing to possibly swap with a GM tube.

Here in Sacramento the only notable 'hot' things I've found are smoke detectors and a...