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Re: Thinking About A Geiger Counter

Original poster: Skip Malley <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

A Geiger counter measures particles released from Uranium and has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the relatively low frequency energy of a Tesla coil which is in the frequency range of an AM radio transmitter. It is like using an ultrasonic microphone listening for earthquakes. Tesla coils emit low frequency radio waves, not gamma rays.

Geiger counter measurements are of ABSOLUTELY no value to a coiler, unless you live next to a Uranium mine.

Skip

At 10:45 AM 11/2/2005, you wrote: 
Original poster: "coryrc" <coryrc@xxxxxxxxx>

With all the high voltage work I do around Vacuums I thought it might be
good to get a gamma scout. (http://www.gammascout.com/geiger-counter.html)
Just in case I am x-raying myself, it would also be nice to know my exposure
through the year. Any thoughts would be great, also wondering if any fellow
coilers had a gamma scout, or have found something better?

Happy Coilin',
Cory Capps