Well, it clearly is nasty but there is not really a reason for that, apart from cutting corners that is. Probably someone wanted to make a few extra $. Would be interesting to know the original price when new..
Oh wow, I'm excited for Part 2. This was super interesting... and funny too as I have been looking all into this and Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) lately.
I work for one of the biggest manufacturers of (portable) XRF scanners and the technology still fascinates me every time I hear about it, especially when I see the device teardowns. (Maybe that's because I work in the ultrasounds division, and rarely get to work on XRF related stuff though... ).
Nice work! Re: heavy machine and interlocks -- how much X-ray intensity can XRF actually use? Isn't it inherently limited by the need to choke intensity until single photons are time-resolved in the detector, allowing their energy to be read off? (Tune in next time to find out? Will do!)
6:42 BNC on the X-ray tube will be the filament supply.
Yup!
Ooooo ! Can't wait !
Your tenacity, knowledge, and explanations are without compare! Thank you!!
The problem with such a low production volume machine is that every one is a nasty hand-wired prototype. Fun though.
Well, it clearly is nasty but there is not really a reason for that, apart from cutting corners that is. Probably someone wanted to make a few extra $. Would be interesting to know the original price when new..
For a low production volume machine, read "expensive." I'd still expect neater cable management.
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Oh wow, I'm excited for Part 2. This was super interesting... and funny too as I have been looking all into this and Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) lately.
They packaged it so badly that PNP transistor committed suicide... Awesome video!
Those 20 mins went by pretty quickly.
I work for one of the biggest manufacturers of (portable) XRF scanners and the technology still fascinates me every time I hear about it, especially when I see the device teardowns. (Maybe that's because I work in the ultrasounds division, and rarely get to work on XRF related stuff though... ).
Thanks for the knowledge!
Nice work! Re: heavy machine and interlocks -- how much X-ray intensity can XRF actually use? Isn't it inherently limited by the need to choke intensity until single photons are time-resolved in the detector, allowing their energy to be read off? (Tune in next time to find out? Will do!)
I hate those key sticks... isn't the multi-thousand dollar machine I connected to the PC not enough license? :D
No kidding! Such a stupid system.
I took apart a similar unit several years ago : th-cam.com/video/4bbbRDyKh4g/w-d-xo.html
I was just thinking, "this seems familiar"
I can only hope the seller got not a penny out of his sale and piss poor packing!