Ionization Chamber Fittings: Big Platform FTW!

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Ionization Chamber Fittings: Big Platform FTW!

Post by ednisley » Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:45 pm

I'm building electrometer amplifiers for Cold War gamma radiation monitors:
http://softsolder.com/2015/06/13/victor ... n-chamber/

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This model shows the plastic fittings that hold the circuit board directly over the ionization chamber's collecting electrode and raise the chamber's soldered base off the desk:
http://softsolder.com/2015/07/02/victor ... t-fixture/

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The chamber OD is 90 mm and the plastic rings adds another 5 mm on each side, so the rings measure 100 mm OD and won't quite fit side-by-side on the M2's platform. However, nesting one of the three PCB supports inside the base ring and snuggling the hexagonal circuit board template beside the cap ring works fine:

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The skirt around the objects came out 0.25±0.05 mm high, without requiring any particular attention. The M2 came with me to the CNC Workshop in Detroit two weeks ago and, after a 1500 mile round trip in the back of our Forester, the platform was still aligned and the Z=0 point was off by only 0.03 mm. I loves me my M2!

The supports glue onto the cap ring, with pairs of filament snippets holding them in alignment, and the machine screw heads clamp the circuit board into the holder rabbets. The cap assembly looks like this from the top:
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Slic3r's Hilbert Curve infill produces a pleasant grainy texture on top and bottom surfaces that doesn't look or feel at all like the usual linear pattern.

That's eSun magenta ("red") PETG: v4 hot end, 250 °C extruder / 90 °C platform, 75 mm/s infill, 50 mm/s perimeters, 15 mm/s first layer, 15% 3D Honeycomb infill. I reamed out the screw holes with a #36 drill, but that's the only "finishing" it required.

OK, it's not nearly as impressive as jereywolf's skulls, but it solves my problem... [grin]

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Re: Ionization Chamber Fittings: Big Platform FTW!

Post by Jules » Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:07 pm

OK, it's not nearly as impressive as jereywolf's skulls, but it solves my problem... [grin]
Exceptionally kewl though! :D

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Re: Ionization Chamber Fittings: Big Platform FTW!

Post by jimc » Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:32 am

man i was just thinking i needed an electrometer amplifier for a Cold War gamma radiation monitor. :lol:

in any case, nice job ed!

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Re: Ionization Chamber Fittings: Big Platform FTW!

Post by jereywolf » Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:14 am

ednisley wrote:OK, it's not nearly as impressive as jereywolf's skulls, but it solves my problem... [grin]
Haha! You're a wizard Ed!

I'm envious of the electronics knowledge here on the forum.

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Re: Ionization Chamber Fittings: Big Platform FTW!

Post by ednisley » Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:59 pm

jimc wrote:i was just thinking i needed an electrometer amplifier for a Cold War gamma radiation monitor.
They'd go well with your bombs, but the plating corrosion on the chambers would drive you crazy!

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