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MyGeiger 2

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STS-5

RADIATION DETECTOR

NO SD CARDWRITER HERE

39KΩ .1uF

.1uF

3.9KΩ

OB

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Disp

lay

CONN

ECTS

DISP

LAY

SHIE

LD&

BOA

RD

Fuse

clip

sCO

NNEC

TSGE

IGER

TUB

ETO

BOA

RD

CONN

ECT

TO B

OARD

& P

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ALL

CONN

ECT

TOBO

ARD

ONLY

RED

NEED

S TO

BE

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TO E

VENT

LED

POS

ITIV

E OU

TPUT

–

(2) 8

mm

st

ando

ffs

& s

crew

s

Dou

ble

Stic

kyFo

am

(4) 1

1mm

scr

ews

with

mat

chin

gnu

ts &

lock

was

hers

for 2

slid

e sw

itche

s(2

) nyl

on s

crew

s&

nut

s to

hol

ddo

wn

fuse

clip

s

MyG

eige

r 2.1

• Cu

stom

Enc

losu

re p

arts

list

and

wha

t to

do w

ith th

em.

PIE

ZO

To k

eep

the

pie

zo a

s lo

w a

s p

ossi

ble

to a

void

any

co

ntac

t with

the

boa

rd b

elow

it, s

olde

r the

incl

uded

w

ire v

ery

clos

e to

the

bot

tom

of t

he le

ads

then

cut

th

e ex

cess

lead

aw

ay. T

hen

you

can

add

a b

ead

of

hot g

lue

on to

p o

f the

sol

dere

d ar

eas.

+–

to b

oard

Firs

t alig

n th

e ho

le o

fth

e p

iezo

to th

e ho

leon

the

case

. Mou

nt

the

pie

zo fa

cing

up

on

the

insi

de o

f the

cas

e.

Beca

use

spac

e is

lim

ited

insi

de th

e ca

se &

the

disp

lay

head

ers

no lo

nger

lin

e up

, sol

der t

he d

isp

lay

wire

ban

d to

the

PCB

and

ben

d th

e di

spla

y m

ale

head

ers

dow

n as

sho

wn

to th

e le

ft. P

leas

e fo

llow

the

colo

r ord

er a

ssh

own

bel

ow o

r dam

age

may

occ

ur to

the

disp

lay

if no

t cor

rect

.I h

ave

incl

uded

an

extr

a se

t of r

ight

ang

le m

ale

head

ers

if yo

u b

reak

thes

e.

NO

T N

EED

ED

Gei

ger B

otM

odul

e

OBO

Onl

y th

ese

two

stan

doff

s ar

e ne

eded

The

Ale

rt P

iezo

doe

s no

t ne

ed to

hav

e a

hole

to th

e ou

tsid

e as

the

pie

zo is

ver

y lo

ud

and

can

be

hear

d fr

om th

ein

side

of t

he c

ase.

Secu

re to

insi

de o

f cas

e w

ithdo

uble

stic

ky fo

am.

POW

ERSW

ITC

H

ALE

RTSW

ITC

H

++ + +

+

+

+

–

– – ––

–

–

47 O

HM

RESI

STO

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ALE

RTPI

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MyG

eige

r 2.1

• Cu

stom

Enc

losu

re In

stal

latio

n Pr

oced

ures

3.9K

OH

MRE

SIST

OR

39K

OH

MRE

SIST

OR

.1 u

F Ca

p

If yo

u ha

ve a

n un

asse

mbl

ed k

it, in

stal

l eve

ry-

thin

g on

the

PCB

exc

ept t

he 3

tact

iles,

2 L

EDs,

Sp

eake

r, D

ispl

ay h

eade

r, an

d Po

wer

sw

itch.

BOTT

OM

PA

NEL

With

the

2 st

ando

s o

n th

e bo

ard

oppo

site

of

whe

re th

e U

SB is

, ins

ert t

he u

psid

e do

wn

USB

pl

ug in

to th

e U

SB h

ole.

Inse

rt th

e re

d LE

D fr

om

the

insi

de to

pea

k ou

t the

bot

tom

pan

el th

en

appl

y ho

t glu

e to

eac

h co

rner

of t

he P

CB

conn

ectin

g th

e bo

ard

to th

e ba

ck p

anel

. The

n ad

d a

dab

of h

ot g

lue

just

eno

ugh

to k

eep

the

LED

in p

lace

.

I hav

e al

read

y ad

ded

wire

to th

e sw

itche

s an

d LE

Ds,

so

follo

win

g th

is c

olor

cod

ed w

ire

diag

ram

will

gui

de y

ou w

here

to s

olde

r the

w

ires

to th

e bo

ard.

Whe

n us

ing

hotg

lue

on th

is ca

se, b

e ca

refu

l as

too

muc

h he

at m

ay ca

use

the

case

to w

arp

or

have

a n

otic

eabl

e te

xtur

e ca

used

by

too

muc

h he

at. J

ust a

pply

a li

ttle

at a

tim

e, a

llow

to co

ol

and

add

mor

e if

need

ed.

PIE

ZO

To k

eep

the

pie

zo a

s lo

w a

s p

ossi

ble

to a

void

any

co

ntac

t with

the

boa

rd b

elow

it, s

olde

r the

incl

uded

w

ire v

ery

clos

e to

the

bot

tom

of t

he le

ads

then

cut

th

e ex

cess

lead

aw

ay. T

hen

you

can

add

a b

ead

of

hot g

lue

on to

p o

f the

sol

dere

d ar

eas.

+–

to b

oard

Hot

Glu

e th

e di

spla

y sh

ield

insi

de

Rem

ove

all

3 ta

ctile

s.

BO

TTO

M P

AN

EL

51

24

3

5

4 2 3

1

– + OK

MyG

eige

r 2.1

• Fi

nal P

CB m

ount

inst

ruct

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Ass

umin

g th

at y

ou u

sed

the

(2) 8

mm

sta

ndoff

s on

onl

y on

e si

de o

f the

PC

B to

kee

p it

flat

(not

th

e si

de w

ith th

e U

SB) M

ake

sure

that

the

USB

por

t fits

snu

g in

side

its

hole

as

show

n in

the

pic

ture

ab

ove

with

the

met

al p

art c

omin

g ou

t. Th

e LE

D w

ill b

e p

ut in

aft

er in

nex

t ste

p.

Thes

e ar

e th

e 2

stan

doff

s yo

u M

UST

use

to k

eep

the

PCB

leve

l. If

you

wan

t fur

ther

sta

bili

ty,

you

can

also

add

a d

ab o

f hot

glu

e to

con

nect

the

stan

doff

s to

the

case

aft

er y

ou h

ave

hot

glue

d th

e U

SB s

ide.

Step

3 (a

ddin

g ho

t glu

e un

der t

he s

tand

offs)

is o

ptio

nal a

nd I

don’

t do

it so

I ca

n ea

sily

take

out

th

e PC

B la

ter.

And

bes

ides

, the

boa

rds

stay

s do

wn

pre

tty

wel

l with

all

the

wire

insi

de. A

s lo

ng

as th

e b

oard

is w

ell c

onne

cted

to th

e b

otto

m p

anel

, Its

all

you

will

nee

d to

kee

p it

snu

g in

side

.

With

the

bot

tom

pan

el &

PC

B in

sert

ed, i

nser

t the

Red

LED

into

its

hole

from

the

insi

de p

eeki

ng

outs

ide

as s

how

n an

d th

en w

hile

hol

ding

the

PCB

firm

ly a

gain

st th

e b

ack

pan

el, a

dd a

dab

of

hot g

lue

as s

how

n an

d al

so to

eac

h co

rner

of t

he P

CB

conn

ectin

g it

to th

e b

otto

m p

anel

.

Step

1

Step

4

Step

2

Step

3

War

ning

: whe

n us

ing

hot g

lue

on th

e ca

se, b

e su

re to

be

fast

and

try

to co

ol it

dow

n rig

ht a

way

by

blow

ing

on i

t. If

you

put t

oo m

uch

glue

dow

n to

o fa

st, i

t can

caus

e th

e ca

se to

show

sign

s of m

eltin

g on

the

oppo

site

side

of w

here

you

are

glu

ing

NO

SD

CA

RDW

RITE

R H

ERE

NO

SD

CA

RDW

RITE

R H

ERE