I actually ran into one of these units at an antique shop a few weeks ago! :D Cool! BTW for anyone wondering how I found it. I was searching for radioactive antiques and the check source came up on my geiger counter! lol! :D
My old science teacher just gave me a brand new Geiger counter from like the cold war or something for free which is pretty sick, takes those big expensive batteries though which sucks
Oh you can spend like 10 bucks to get the power you need it depends on what type of Geiger counter it is but there is a step up system you can get that takes 3 1.5 batteries runs it through a circuit of capacitors and a transformer and makes 135 volts but it can be varied depending on your meter
The Mallory Battery Company used to produce all the ‘odd’ sized cells required by the military back in the 50’s. Once they dropped the Mallory name and started calling themselves Duracell they simply stopped making them. For a while the Home Office actually had to place special orders with them to keep units like the Radiac Meter No.2 in service.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 I've designed and 3D printed a couple battery adapters for my geiger counters, would you the stl files so you can get someone over there to print em for you?
I bought a vintage eico model 803 Geiger counter and I’ve got it running reliably. It makes perfect stereotypical sounding clicks. I might go down to one of the leading sources of high grade uranium in the world someday. It’s called the athabasca basin. Hopefully I can find some uranium
Someone used to make a dc-dc converter to produce the HV to run these. I had the chrome version a few years back of the PRI. Channel here geoelectronics may help.
To power it up, couldn’t you use the power machine for the polish Geiger counter? Just connect the supply to the battery terminals with alligator clips.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 There's a step up transformer you can use on ebay that takes 3 1.5 volt batterys and turns it into 100 volts but it can vary depending on what exact batteries it took
I just bought one and got it working if you would like to see I uploaded it to my account it's the most accurate vintage geiger I have seen ever I have owned 16
Nice video my guy, from where do you buy most of your giegers and dosimeters, cause I want to get into collecting because all i have right now are a soeks 01m and a cdv-715
Weaponsandstuff93 yes that is true could you power it with you bench supply if all the batteries are in series couldn’t you connect the bench supply to the last contacts on either side if you know what I mean
Uuuuranium fever has gone and got me down, Uuuuranium fever is spreadin' all around! With a gieger counter in my hand, I'm a going out to stake me some government land, uranium fever has gone,and got me down!
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I actually ran into one of these units at an antique shop a few weeks ago! :D
Cool!
BTW for anyone wondering how I found it. I was searching for radioactive antiques and the check source came up on my geiger counter! lol! :D
Uranium fever got me coming round 10/10
Cheers, perfect use of the song lol as that was for the market this Geiger was produced for, my only one not for safety or radiation monitoring lol
I think that big battery compartment near the back is for a thing we have in the states called a "Lantern Battery."
GS ELECTRIC yah I think your right
It may have been.
Batteries: Model 107B: two 1.5 volt, two 45 volt and one 22.5 volt batteries.
My old science teacher just gave me a brand new Geiger counter from like the cold war or something for free which is pretty sick, takes those big expensive batteries though which sucks
There is adapter. Looks like hollow battery, you put aa batteries in
Oh you can spend like 10 bucks to get the power you need it depends on what type of Geiger counter it is but there is a step up system you can get that takes 3 1.5 batteries runs it through a circuit of capacitors and a transformer and makes 135 volts but it can be varied depending on your meter
That music was surprising but awesome!
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Weaponsandstuff93 haha thanks!
The Mallory Battery Company used to produce all the ‘odd’ sized cells required by the military back in the 50’s. Once they dropped the Mallory name and started calling themselves Duracell they simply stopped making them. For a while the Home Office actually had to place special orders with them to keep units like the Radiac Meter No.2 in service.
That's an interesting fact but yeah shame these batteries are next to impossible to get now.
Nice! I have the 117B scintillator version of this; it powers up but will not read.
Awesome, cool they made a scintillation counter back in the 1950s.
Weaponsandstuff- you can buy those “obsolete batteries” on amazon for roughly 10 USD
Sadly can't find any in the UK, or even better the custom made battery converters.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 I've designed and 3D printed a couple battery adapters for my geiger counters, would you the stl files so you can get someone over there to print em for you?
I bought a vintage eico model 803 Geiger counter and I’ve got it running reliably. It makes perfect stereotypical sounding clicks. I might go down to one of the leading sources of high grade uranium in the world someday. It’s called the athabasca basin. Hopefully I can find some uranium
Someone used to make a dc-dc converter to produce the HV to run these. I had the chrome version a few years back of the PRI. Channel here geoelectronics may help.
Interesting any idea how it was wired up? As these like the old British Radiacs used several batteries on several circuits as far as I'm aware.
And stay away from the Gamma Master wrist watches. They are junk and overpriced.
To power it up, couldn’t you use the power machine for the polish Geiger counter? Just connect the supply to the battery terminals with alligator clips.
Sadly no as this uses different voltages for different circuits, also uses over 100V, my bench transformer goes to 62V
@@Weaponsandstuff93 There's a step up transformer you can use on ebay that takes 3 1.5 volt batterys and turns it into 100 volts but it can vary depending on what exact batteries it took
Hey what batterys does it take ice for one but don’t know what batterys to buy
Mines in the shop
Tenho um
I just bought one and got it working if you would like to see I uploaded it to my account it's the most accurate vintage geiger I have seen ever I have owned 16
Cool I will take a look.
Nice video my guy, from where do you buy most of your giegers and dosimeters, cause I want to get into collecting because all i have right now are a soeks 01m and a cdv-715
Someone should mod one of those or perhaps a CDV one to play uranium fever through the headset if it becomes saturated.
what do you suggest as a cheap good geiger counter that you would buy?
Make a vid on making at home air tight decontamination room or sick patient room for covid 19 ,btw what survivalist forums u know?
Sadly you won't be able to make an air tight room in your house. Don't use many forums as a lot of the time it all turns into e-drama etc.
It’s a shame some of these old Geigers use such strange batteries good video though 👍👍👍
Yeah lovely time capsules though.
Weaponsandstuff93 yes that is true could you power it with you bench supply if all the batteries are in series couldn’t you connect the bench supply to the last contacts on either side if you know what I mean
Great old meter. What did you pick it up for?
Uuuuranium fever has gone and got me down, Uuuuranium fever is spreadin' all around! With a gieger counter in my hand, I'm a going out to stake me some government land, uranium fever has gone,and got me down!
It's catchy
Nice watch you have there, what is It?
Orient Mako 2
so now there is a amatuer geiger counter?
Well not really in the price range of most amateur enthusiasts I imagine originally.
it takes b batteries 23 volts just use 2 9 volts
Ah cool only just saw that comment, might test that sometime.
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Omg i have been looking at ebay all day Tysm you legend