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Discopotato

Australia
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Posted - 05/05/2025 :  02:54:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi everyone
I recently just bought a GMC-600 but when I trst against a uranium glass bowl I have the responds very well to black light the max reading im getting is 36cpm
I don't know, I no expert at all but shouldn't I be seeing atleast 500cpm on something like this?
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ullix

Germany
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Posted - 05/05/2025 :  04:06:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
36 CPM is barely background, and could well be just electronic noise with a broken Geiger tube.

Can you try some other stuff as readio-source? Potassium, e.g. If you are unfamiliar, I suggest my article "Potty-Training" as a primer.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geigerlog/files/Articles/
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Discopotato

Australia
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Posted - 05/07/2025 :  13:31:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So in the mean time i pulled the back cover of the gieger counter and put in a plastic snap lock bag and the readings came up to roughly 80-90cpm but the ticks are not a consistent tone. Is that normal?
I did have a quick read of the article you directed me too
Also what is the best setting to use for fast estimate, dynamic?
Edited by - Discopotato on 05/07/2025 13:37:22
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ullix

Germany
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Posted - 05/09/2025 :  02:50:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
What radioactive source did you use? How was the counter place in your room? CPM80-90 would be a lot for just background.

The sequence of clicks is a random distribution. To be more prceise: a Poisson distribution. Google for it, and/or use GeigerLog to see it yourself.

The "Fast Estimate" is the worst feature of the GMC counters I can think of. I urge erveryone to switch it OFF by setting it to 60 sec.
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