RE: Thinking About A Geiger Counter

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Original poster: "Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Unnhhh... Skip -- the original question was brought about by the very
interesting: "Lab Sparks make X-Rays" thread.
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> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: Thinking About A Geiger Counter
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> Original poster: Skip Malley <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 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.
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> Geiger counter measurements are of ABSOLUTELY no value to a coiler,
> unless you live next to a Uranium mine.
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> Skip
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> At 10:45 AM 11/2/2005, you wrote:
> >Original poster: "coryrc" <coryrc@xxxxxxxxx>
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> >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
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