RE: dial

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 16:00 09.09.1998 -0500, you wrote:
>Franz,
>
>Thanks for your reply.  The exact dial I am searching for information on
>was mounted on a Navy Wind Radar Pedestal.  The Pedestal was placed in
>the salvage yard some years ago, the dial was broken, and subsequently
>contaminated the Pedestal and the trailer it was mounted on.
>
>I am trying to make an estimate of Curie activity so I may ship it....It
>has a contact reading of 2.5 mR/hr.
>
>My first message should have been clearer, but it was the first one I've
>sent !

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I think this was an interesting question, which cannot be answered by
looking at textbooks. Unfortunately I cannot help you with this very
specific instrument. But I know that there are quite a few RADSAFERs who
have an excellent knowledge about this kind of historic devices.

We usually do not measure in contact, but this might be different in your
country. The reading is anyway quite high. Try in defined distances.

With best wishes for success

Franz





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