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Little Black Box 4 Manual
Little Black Box 4 Manual
This is a custom made, hand crafted Geiger Counter by Atomic.Dave. As I have said before, these are
mostly created for hobbyists who know about this type of tech but dont have the time or patience to build
it. The kit begins with the C8600 Ultimate Geiger Counter kit from Chaney Electronics. This is a definite
improvement from their last kit that was not as efficient in power use a. However after Chaney attempted
to improve, i had one of my friends at RH electronics have a look at the schematic and after a few days of
troubleshooting we came up with a much more stable device to run the insides of this new budget model
(the only model for this price with an alpha sensitive GM tube)
As I said this is basic so the instruction manual is basic too. Just a power switch, Geiger Bot output,
and LED/Piezo that go on when the SBT-9 (alpha-beta-gamma-xray) geiger muller tube picks up a radioactive particle.
This unit comes with a 9 volt battery and it will run for a minimum of 80 hours with the included procell alkaline battery while monitoring background radiation. A 5 volt power converter is also included to run
the meter without the use of batteries, using any 5 volt source such as a computer or wall charger.
GEIGER BOT SETTINGS
Auto-Adjust:
RMS Window:
Delay Window:
Volume Threshold:
Sample Rate:
Disable Measurement Mode:
Hysteresis Filter:
Input Polarity:
Wavelet Filter:
Input Gain Control:
Ultrafast Rates:
PLEASE NOTE
OFF
1
18
5000
22050
OFF
0
Negative Only
OFF
1.00
OFF
RadMeter v1.0
This application turns your phone into a powerful Geiger meter. RadMeter supports the most common
silicon and Geiger tube sensors (SS05, BPW34, SBM-20, SBT10, STS-5, SI-29BG, LND712...), you can also
define a custom sensor and add it to the internal database.The app supports also Radon gas measurements. This app is a real working radiation meter provided you connect an external sensor SS05. As
alternative you can use a standard Geiger tube with a proper connection interface. For more details about
SS05 please see http://www.optivelox.com/DL_en/ss0x.htm
Main specs:
- Radiation measurements (uSv/h, uR/h, Gy/h, pCi/l, Bq/m3, CPS, CPM)
- Evaluation of the measurement error
- Adjustable detector threshold
- Real-time graphs with pan & zoom functions
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.optivelox.radmeter&hl=en
DATA LOGGING
If you desire to upload your data
to a server for a live feed of your
readings, go to xively.com, join up
and follow the instruction online
to get up and running. Once you
get the settings from xively, select
COSM/Pachube on the first page of
the Geiger Bot menu and type in the
corresponding information.
SBT-9
G-Bot
PWR
EVT
atomic.dave
VIN
VOUT
GND
R2 12K
C6-.01uF
2000V
D1
555 IC
4
R3 10M
C2 470nF
R4 470K
C4 2.2nF
2000V
C1 1uF
GM
TUBE
+ GND
Q1 2N3906
B
R1 4.7K
T1
C3 10pF
2000V
9VDC
C7-22pF
S1
Q2 MPSA13
R5 47K
R6-1M
SPK
L1 5mm LED
R7-68
.1 uF Cap
39K OHM
RESISTOR
C5 100uF
10M R3
R3
C6
D1
+
+
C3
C3 10pF
2kv
R5
47K
R5
Q2
C7 R6
Q2
Q1
Q1
R4
C2
C1
C2
470K R4
C1 C4
+
C5
C5
+
+
+
R2
R2
12K
.1
C4 2.2nF
2kv
R1
4.7K
R1
56
1k
68
R7
3.9K OHM
RESISTOR
To iPhone or Android
9VOLT
Battery