I know this is an older video, but I have a small correction: The DP-5V has a J-FET automatic voltage adjustment. It does not need you to adjust the HV, it does that by itself.
AA batteries worked fine for me, I made removable "sleeves" for them out of paper towel and some electrical tape (to stop them from moving around). The detector works great. Thanks for the video.
Kinda amusing watching as I collect industry survey meters such as Ludlum, Bicron, Berthold, and Eberline. Soon hopefully a Ram Ion chamber. Although military survey meters tend to to higher then industry. The most I can go is on my Bicron ion chamber being close to 50 R/Hr.
Very interesting, let me know if you ever make videos on them, would love to see them. Got some very interesting counters recently. "Ratemeter Type RM5/1" seems to be a very unknown British MOD Geiger or Scintillation unit, you plug the probe in. On UK eBay they are being listed in bulk atm for an amazingly cheap £22, so I bought two. Has an amazing 5K CPS capacity unlike my Mini Monitor that maxes at 2K CPS which is around 1 mSv on CS-137
@@Weaponsandstuff93 move of my videos are on my Instagram page sadly, I'm not private though. I more just starting to broadcast my hobby onto the internet. If you are interested its jamesluck162. Although I'm now intrested in the old mod units, I should take a look see how much itll hurt me to get one in the usa.
I've gone thru the manuals that came with it, and mine was serviced as recently as 2013 before it was retired from military use. The booklet with the serial number written on the top right corner is in fact the service and repair manual, and it even shows the date the device was constructed and accepted for service.
I bought one of these via Etsy a few days ago and now waiting for it to show up in the mail. I've noticed there are at least two different versions of this same model of detector. Mine has a black selector knob, and the probe doesn't have those green bits like on yours. Other than those two differences, the rest of it looks exactly the same. These can be had for under $150 for the whole set like yours with the wooden box, and some even come with a handy extender wand that holds the probe to get it into hard to reach areas.
WeaponsAndStuff93, ive always wanted a dp5v, ive always seen them online on ebay and etsy but never had the money and courage to buy one. Just recently the last seller who had any sold out. So now im in a bit of a headache. Do you know anyone/anywhere who sells them/would? My budget is £250.
Question: When it was originally used, do you know if the operators using it actually cared if it was Beta or Gamma? Or did they just go, oh radiation, best not stick around here...?
@@dwavenminer well the point of the beta window is to allow low energy gamma and beta otherwise the tube would be just high gamma. Also you can use to beta window to get a idea of what the contaminant actually is, without a spectroscopy kit. Certain fallout contaminants will produce primary gamma plus beta. Gamma being primary hazard, beta being secondary.
Hi I have a qestion. I weared a Hungarian M70 filter for a 30-40 minutes. I have any problem in the future? (Sorry for my english. I'm Hungarian and I'm only 13 year old)
I got such but unfortunately it died when it met a strontium90 check source when i tested it..:( I replaced the batteries, the meter says that the batteries are fully ok but it is dead. Thats life i Guess...
A update ,i got it to work,it was bad Contact in the reset button,it resetted the gauge all the time....Another thing with it is the original green probe(with strontium90 check source)it have been replaced by the version from dp5b(I think)but it dont have any beta shield either. Ahh well it works anyway!
@@Weaponsandstuff93 Thank you! I have a really cheap crappy Estonian made civil defense geiger counter wich is 6V wich made me think you are using a 6V battery.
Is it worth getting one if seller says control source B-8 is gone what I believe that means is one out of two control radioactive materials is gone because old soviet dosimeters like this had little radioactive elements in them so they wouldn't need calibration and they would know radiation levels by checking with those radioactive sources so its pretty cheap like 40 euros so like 34 pounds
Personally if you want one for practical use and not collecting I'd advise the Terra P, my favourite of all my counters, digital, takes AAA batteries and can measure from tiny to doomsday radiation levels. It measures beta and gamma, alpha radiation requires specialist detectors.
Hey so, 2 CoronaVirus questions: 1. When should I, for sure, no going back, buy a gas mask? I am referring to soviet ones where they're cheap, the stock is always there, and the filters can be adapted. 2. Do you think we shouldn't buy any projective equipment from China, due to the disease coming from there? I know that this is off topic from this video, I originally tried to ask these questions in a stream, but they're crowded these days and every time I tried to say something, I got buried.
I already answered this but 1 as soon as you can, when it's too late it's too late. 2. You can sanitise objects very easily, virus supposedly can't live on surfaces more than a few days.
You are like a big brother I never had. You are answering all of my questions, one by one. Thanks.
Glad to help
peter petrov I feel the same way he’s like 8 years older than me 😂
I know this is an older video, but I have a small correction:
The DP-5V has a J-FET automatic voltage adjustment. It does not need you to adjust the HV, it does that by itself.
AA batteries worked fine for me, I made removable "sleeves" for them out of paper towel and some electrical tape (to stop them from moving around). The detector works great. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for explaining the two tubes that change depending on the setting, I have one of these and that makes the readings make a lot more sense
No worries, it's basically always the higher reading tube for gamma, beta and gamma is the more sensitive tube.
Kinda amusing watching as I collect industry survey meters such as Ludlum, Bicron, Berthold, and Eberline. Soon hopefully a Ram Ion chamber.
Although military survey meters tend to to higher then industry. The most I can go is on my Bicron ion chamber being close to 50 R/Hr.
Very interesting, let me know if you ever make videos on them, would love to see them. Got some very interesting counters recently. "Ratemeter Type RM5/1" seems to be a very unknown British MOD Geiger or Scintillation unit, you plug the probe in. On UK eBay they are being listed in bulk atm for an amazingly cheap £22, so I bought two. Has an amazing 5K CPS capacity unlike my Mini Monitor that maxes at 2K CPS which is around 1 mSv on CS-137
@@Weaponsandstuff93 move of my videos are on my Instagram page sadly, I'm not private though. I more just starting to broadcast my hobby onto the internet. If you are interested its jamesluck162.
Although I'm now intrested in the old mod units, I should take a look see how much itll hurt me to get one in the usa.
I've gone thru the manuals that came with it, and mine was serviced as recently as 2013 before it was retired from military use. The booklet with the serial number written on the top right corner is in fact the service and repair manual, and it even shows the date the device was constructed and accepted for service.
It's not 3 roentgen.
It's 15 000.
3.6 :D
Rookie numbers.
not great not bad
I bought one of these via Etsy a few days ago and now waiting for it to show up in the mail. I've noticed there are at least two different versions of this same model of detector. Mine has a black selector knob, and the probe doesn't have those green bits like on yours. Other than those two differences, the rest of it looks exactly the same. These can be had for under $150 for the whole set like yours with the wooden box, and some even come with a handy extender wand that holds the probe to get it into hard to reach areas.
real good bro
Thanks
would you recommend it???
Yes other than the battery issue, if you want a retro geiger, not something modern like a Terra P
Nice counter man. I've got the exact one too.
Cool
WeaponsAndStuff93, ive always wanted a dp5v, ive always seen them online on ebay and etsy but never had the money and courage to buy one. Just recently the last seller who had any sold out. So now im in a bit of a headache. Do you know anyone/anywhere who sells them/would? My budget is £250.
Whats a good starter model for someone wanting to get into collecting and using these?DP-5V/DP-5B?
Question: When it was originally used, do you know if the operators using it actually cared if it was Beta or Gamma? Or did they just go, oh radiation, best not stick around here...?
Depends what they were told, other than the Chernobyl disaster these were never exactly used in a nuclear war.
Weaponsandstuff93 so their training was inconsistent in how/why to use it then I take it...
@@dwavenminer well the point of the beta window is to allow low energy gamma and beta otherwise the tube would be just high gamma. Also you can use to beta window to get a idea of what the contaminant actually is, without a spectroscopy kit. Certain fallout contaminants will produce primary gamma plus beta. Gamma being primary hazard, beta being secondary.
Interesting
Exactly how radioactive is the british compass?
I have one :D
I modified my dp5v to detect beta radiation on the higher level tube instead of only gamma
Someone is trying to sell me one of these, for 140 euros, is that a reasonable price for these things ? Thanks in advance
Hi I have a qestion. I weared a Hungarian M70 filter for a 30-40 minutes. I have any problem in the future? (Sorry for my english. I'm Hungarian and I'm only 13 year old)
You'll be fine
cool
I got such but unfortunately it died when it met a strontium90 check source when i tested it..:(
I replaced the batteries, the meter says that the batteries are fully ok but it is dead.
Thats life i Guess...
A update ,i got it to work,it was bad Contact in the reset button,it resetted the gauge all the time....Another thing with it is the original green probe(with strontium90 check source)it have been replaced by the version from dp5b(I think)but it dont have any beta shield either.
Ahh well it works anyway!
Are you using a 6V or 12V car battery?
@@chemistryenjoyer53 Thank you!
12V battery
@@Weaponsandstuff93 Thank you! I have a really cheap crappy Estonian made civil defense geiger counter wich is 6V wich made me think you are using a 6V battery.
To hear the clicking noise do you have to have something plugged into the headphone jack
Yes, my kit came with some soviet headphones.
Thanks
@@Osovitz Forgot to change account.
@@chunguslover Are those 3.5mm or do you really need special Soviet headphones?
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodf1802 Definitely not 3.5mm. They have some sort of soviet jack, with two pins. Almost looks like a wall outlet.
Do you know a good price for a Dp-5B or a Dp-5A
Normally they are around £100, depends on postage prices, what comes with the kit etc.
Thanks
Is it worth getting one if seller says control source B-8 is gone what I believe that means is one out of two control radioactive materials is gone because old soviet dosimeters like this had little radioactive elements in them so they wouldn't need calibration and they would know radiation levels by checking with those radioactive sources so its pretty cheap like 40 euros so like 34 pounds
For that price go for it, they're good dosimeters, most countries for legal reasons remove check sources.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 Yeah but will it measure radiation if this one measures beta and gamma will it measure beta atleast?
What should a gieger counter come with and what gieger counters are good wanna get one but confused
Personally if you want one for practical use and not collecting I'd advise the Terra P, my favourite of all my counters, digital, takes AAA batteries and can measure from tiny to doomsday radiation levels.
It measures beta and gamma, alpha radiation requires specialist detectors.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 thanks alot didn't expect a reply
Does this DP-5V is used during the chernobyl disaster or that this come afterward?
It was used
We’re did you get that and how much does it cost?
Ebay, easy, any online site really.
Roughly between 120us, and 300us.
Is the display painted with radium too?
No, this contains ordinary phosphor. Maybe based on zinc sulphide, but definitely not radioactive.
No.
Knowing the soviets they probably would if it was cheaper and didn't interfere with the radiation readings themselves lol
Hey my gas mask filter just arrived today, it’s a 1979 russian filter. will it contain asbestos? will it be safe?
Most likely contains asbestos.
I wouldn’t, if it’s green Russian and metal I don’t trust them
Don't use it
It has asbestos don't use and Soviet filters
No McC I know i’m replying to one of you, but i thank you all gentleman. Anyone know where i can get a trusted filter for a GP5?
Frank Of the filth
Nato 40mm nbc filters work just as good but is harder to screw them in
Would you recommend buying one
Yes
*USSR national anthem intensify*
hey liam i got the jsp force 8 with the basic p3 filters would that be any good against corona virus or anything like that ? thanks
That will work perfectly
do you think a used dp-5V should cost US 40.00?
Probably a bit more than that, I'd go between 60 and 100. They are hard to come by.
Whats a good starter model for someone wanting to get into collecting and using these?
This model, if you are in the US the US CD-V 700 series is very popular and probably way cheaper.
But if you need to take of your gasmask like if you need to drink or eat will i die if i do it
It’s not 3 R/h it’s 15000
Hey so, 2 CoronaVirus questions:
1. When should I, for sure, no going back, buy a gas mask? I am referring to soviet ones where they're cheap, the stock is always there, and the filters can be adapted.
2. Do you think we shouldn't buy any projective equipment from China, due to the disease coming from there?
I know that this is off topic from this video, I originally tried to ask these questions in a stream, but they're crowded these days and every time I tried to say something, I got buried.
I already answered this but 1 as soon as you can, when it's too late it's too late.
2. You can sanitise objects very easily, virus supposedly can't live on surfaces more than a few days.
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i just went screw it and bought a p3 filter for my cm4
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