Description:

Commercial Geiger counters can cost hundreds of dollars. With this Geiger Counter Kit you can build your own at a fraction of the price! This easy to solder kit can be built in an evening and it works just like you think it would; clicking and blinking in the presence of radiation. Is grandma’s dish collection radioactive? Do bananas give off radiation? Are your granite table tops giving off gamma rays? After you build your own Geiger Counter you’ll be able to find out! Serial logging function lets you easily track exposure over time and the mute button lets you silently detect radiation. A must for every mad scientist! ***** WARNING ***** This Geiger Counter kit is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Don’t even think about using it to monitor radiation in life-threatening situations, or in any environment where you may expose yourself to dangerous levels of radiation. Don’t rely on the collected data to be an accurate measure of radiation exposure! Be safe!

Assembly Instructions (pdf file)

This Geiger Counter kit is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Don’t even think about using it to monitor radiation in life-threatening situations, or in any environment where you may expose yourself to dangerous levels of radiation. Don’t rely on the collected data to be an accurate measure of radiation exposure! Be safe!

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Price: $ 100 USD

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CASE FOR Geiger Counter kit

This is a laser cut 1/8 inch acrylic enclosure for the Geiger Counter kit. It features precision laser cutouts to allow for unobstructed functionality of your Geiger counter. It also protects you from shocks and looks darn good doing it! Includes a longer push-button to allow for muting when the case is on.

Price: $15 USD

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Fresh Geek Idea How to use it:

Bored of blinky lights that blink in response to time?
Make them blink with space instead!

This instructable shows a quick method for connecting LED tree decorations to a Geiger counter via arduino, so that the lights blink between different strings each time radiation is detected. It’s nicer to think of this as “cosmic rays” than some of the other possibilities…

What you’ll need – Details is Here