TEC Cloud Chamber Project
I got it in my head that I wanted to build a TEC (thermo-electric cooler aka Peltier coolers) cooled cloud chamber. Cloud chambers allow you to view radioactive particles as they shoot through a supersaturated alcohol vapor. The radioactive particles act as nucleation points in the saturated atmosphere causing the vapor to condense into small […]
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Civil Defense Lionel CD V-700 Model 6b Geiger Counter
With the recent interest in Geiger counters I wanted to share one of my favorite items in the house. This is the Lionel CD V-700 Model 6b Geiger Counter which was used for measuring radiation, primarily in case of a massive nuclear attack on the United States or other friendly countries. The CD V-700 is […]
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