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The text near that input connector on the bottom left says "G-M Tube", which i'd reckon is most likely "Geiger-Müller tube", which is the main part of ionizing radiation detectors.
Geiger–Müller tube
Geiger–Müller tube
Walrus
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A guess says that G-M might be Geiger_Muller i.e. it's a radiation detector of some sort.
(Beaten to it!)
This website makes reference to needing a "scaler" .....
"This will depend on the type of Geiger-Müller tube you are using. If you have a self-contained system, then simply get it ready and switch it on. If you are using an older style Geiger-Müller tube that plugs into a separate ratemeter or scaler, you will need to set the voltage on the scaler. Do this by following these steps."
(Beaten to it!)
This website makes reference to needing a "scaler" .....
"This will depend on the type of Geiger-Müller tube you are using. If you have a self-contained system, then simply get it ready and switch it on. If you are using an older style Geiger-Müller tube that plugs into a separate ratemeter or scaler, you will need to set the voltage on the scaler. Do this by following these steps."
catosalsa said:
Unless you live in Northern Russia...
mjrippe said:Unless you live in Northern Russia...
Nuclear powered cruise missiles, what could go wrong? That may be the hyper speed missile Putin was bragging about... I heard that the US researched the ultra high speed approach back in the 50s and declared it impossible or impracticable.
JR
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boji
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Unless you live in Northern Russia...
Ooooh...burn of the week!
> Scaler SC-2. What is this?
If you have a little radioactivity, the GM tube goes "tic tic tic". You can count tics per minute.
When you have a LOT of radioactivity the GM tube goes "ttttttttttttttttttttttttt...", you can't count the tics. To get a number, you count by tens and hundreds, a pulse counter, to "scale" the too-rapid tics to a number.
Those gas-tube counters are mildly interesting and can be used in other ways. Can't think of any worth doing today.
The unit you have *seems* to be both a GM tube with power supply and the scaler/counter. As such it "could" be handy for studying radioactivity.
If you have a little radioactivity, the GM tube goes "tic tic tic". You can count tics per minute.
When you have a LOT of radioactivity the GM tube goes "ttttttttttttttttttttttttt...", you can't count the tics. To get a number, you count by tens and hundreds, a pulse counter, to "scale" the too-rapid tics to a number.
Those gas-tube counters are mildly interesting and can be used in other ways. Can't think of any worth doing today.
The unit you have *seems* to be both a GM tube with power supply and the scaler/counter. As such it "could" be handy for studying radioactivity.
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