S1 Radiation Detector by Better Geiger

[@KitBadger]

You can find links to everything here: kitbadger.com/s1-radiation-detector-by-better-geiger/

[@BetterGeiger]

Thanks for featuring my product! To anyone reading: I'm always happy to answer any questions people might have, reach out any time! My contact page is the most reliable way to get a response, but I'll try to keep an eye on the comments here as well.

[@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228]

What is the saturation limit for this device?

[@BetterGeiger]

@@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228 20 mSv/hr or 2 rem/hr. Typical cheap Gegier counters to go 1 mSv/hr. In very extreme environments, if you are very unlucky, even 20 mSv/hr can be saturated but that would typically be only for a day or two after an incident, during which time you should anyway be sheltered in place and knowing the exact dose rate isn't important in terms of decisionmaking. The other time you would want higher range is if you are a first responder or military and you job is specifically to head into hot zones and you need to carefully limit your time and exposure in those areas. For ordinary people in my opinion the range of up to 20 mSv/hr is plenty. The tradeoff of higher range devices is generally much lower sensitivity, so it would often mean you have a device to handle extreme high range and also a second one to handle low range like checking for minor variations or surface contamination. Of course there are very expensive devices that do it all but then you're talking $1000+.

[@mikesnitro]

Is the best value for the money. It is very commendable how fast you answer questions and respond to concerns. A true gentleman to do business with.

[@ereknomzer]

Pronunciation was spot on for sievert. Just got an S1 myself

[@MrDeplorable-sw9cz]

I bought one last summer, found Uranium ore laying on my property here in Wyoming. Pretty cool.

[@Strawman333]

Cool gear review. Thanks dude.

[@bmxdude1337]

Yes, when in the back country of Idaho need to know where those pockets of radiation are. I mean we all know whats hidden in those mountains.

[@bmxdude1337]

@@_DEFCON1 You know....but for real, I've heard things. And not rumors, actual humming and such.

[@kishascape]

​@@bmxdude1337You must be inbred

[@shadowbanned3716]

Kit badger is like the bob ross of gear 😂 very relaxing reviews. It would be good to own one of these because without it, if there was a nuclear event, you wouldnt know you were exposed until you get sick and then its too late.

[@GeigerCounterVirtualMuseum]

Great video, very informative. Very nice detector.

[@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228]

As I have said before, I love your channel dude. Your Castle Rock Video in Idaho with my old Boy Scout backpack sold me. Let me just say, I have personally raised the rods on a nuclear reactor. That being said, you need: #1 A dosimeter (several) Get the US CDV-750 Dosimeter from Ebay and the Soviet DKP-50A (and figure out how to use them and the charger). #2 A Geiger counter that doesn't max out at some low level, we only really care about OH SH*T levels... Right? The Terra-P is the best (Expensive $350+ and from Ukraine LOL) The GQ GMC-320 seems ok, haven't tried the one you recommend here... yet. What is it's saturation limit!? REMEMBER you can't get more than 50 R (or 75 R if your British) in a short period of time i.e. 3 months. AND many of the conversion sites on the Internet are FULL OF IT!!! Check your units, do the math yourself. 100 mSv lowest one-year dose clearly linked to increased cancer (which is probably why many of the cheep Amazon Geiger counters have a low limit) 250 mSv dose LIMIT for emergency workers in a lifesaving operation. 400 mSv dose causing symptoms of radiation poisoning if received in a short time (3 months) 2 Sv Severe radiation poisoning, in some cases fatal. 4 Sv you will wish you were dead, just give em a high dose of morphine... And finally, if you get in your basement away from windows within 30 minutes of an attack AND stay there for a week or so, you will likely be fine (from radiation). Basically if the initial blast doesn't knock you on your... behind, you are probably ok from initial prompt radiation... take cover as soon as your brain figures out what is going on. The initial radiation fries you for like 90 seconds, during which you could have run into your basement, got under a car ... you get the idea. Then you have 30 minutes (give or take) until the fallout... like I said if the blast didn't knock you on your behind and you can hang out in the middle of a decent sized basement for a week... you will likely not even get sick from the radiation. Good Luck and God Bless!

[@BetterGeiger]

I think the learning curve for pen dosimeters is too high for the ordinary person, but yes if someone wants to get deep into that kind of gear it's a good option, but it requires knowledge and maintenance. Both GMC-320 and Terra-P are fine devices but they saturate very easily (1 mSv/hr). The Better Geiger S-1 goes to 20 mSv/hr. The rest of your information is generally good but one should be aware that if you are are really unlucky and a bunch of fallout happens to land where you are located then a couple days sheltering in place might not be enough... but as a rule of thumb I agree.

[@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228]

@@BetterGeiger You sure you got your x10^6th in the right place? The Terra-P on the front page of their stupid marketing site says 999.99 + uSv/hr (which like you say is 1 mSv/hr) but if you dig down in the blah, blah, blah it states how many MeV/hr it's saturation is... and I think it is a bit higher. Regardless, testing any of these claims is hopefully impossible in our lifetime. BUT your saying this thing saturates at 20 mSv/hr? I will check it out for sure. Oh and area survey meters... we forgot to mention those LOL.

[@Alex-dw4iw]

@@BetterGeiger Is it found to saturate at 20 mSv/hr or is that the highest dose rate it's been tested at? What's the CPM at that rate? What is the scintillator made of?

[@BetterGeiger]

@@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228 MeV is energy of each individual particle coming in, the maximum dose rate is a very different quantity. MeV/hr has no meaning. If by survey meter you mean pancake probe, yes those have their place but I think it is mostly only useful if you have triage with large quantities of people to search or other such situations, I don't think it's needed for the ordinary person.

[@BetterGeiger]

@@Alex-dw4iw It was the theoretical limit for Cs-137 and also it has been tested up to that limit. CPM can vary somewhat from unit to unit, each is individually calibrated so that dose response is correct, unlike Geiger tubes it is not a fixed CPM to dose rate ratio. Scintillator is inorganic crystal, no details beyond that are shared to discourage a copycat product from appearing, but all performance specs are shared.

[@messagesystem333]

Uh what do you know that we don't know🤔