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Fujifilm FCR XG-1 X-ray Scanner, Photomultiplier Tube Reverse-engineering (Part 3 of 3)

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Reverse engineering of the Fujifilm PMT12A PMT module that contains the photomultiplier tube, high voltage power supply and analog amplifier from a Fujifilm FCR XG-1 x-ray image scanner / digitizer. Also known as Computerized Radiography (CR), it fulfills the job of scanning a x-ray exposed image plate with a laser beam and extract each pixel […]

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AGFA ADC 5155 Photo Multiplier Tube (Part 4 of 4)

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Teardown of the photomultiplier tube assembly (PMT) and its high voltage power supply. The high voltage power supply and PMT is reverse-engineered. The PMT will be used as a cosmic ray detector with a scintillation plastic crystal in front of the PMT. Part 1 is the Teardown of a AGFA ADC 5155 x-ray image scanner

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x-ray scanner module

AGFA ADC 5155 Laser Module Teardown (Part 3 of 4)

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The laser scanner and photomultiplier tube assembly made out a good chunk of the weight. The laser and scanner assembly is very heavy. It is on rubber mounts and is a sturdy unit built to minimize any kind of external vibrations. This is the teardown video of the laser scanning module, part 3. Teardown of

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AGFA ADC 5155 X-ray Scanner Teardown (Part 1 of 4)

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Part 1: Teardown of a AGFA ADC 5155 x-ray image scanner / digitizer. Also known as Computerized Radiography (CR) it fulfills the job of scanning a x-ray exposed image plate. It is scanned with a laser beam and extract each pixel illumination with a photomultiplier tube setup. This particular unit has a very interesting computer

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10,000 subscribers on Youtube and Capacitor Discharge Explosions

10,000 subscribers on Youtube and Capacitor Discharge Explosions

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In a celebration of reaching 10,000 subscribers on Youtube, I blew up some pieces of wire with my 2500uF / 2kV Maxwell energy discharge capacitor storing 4kJ of energy. I also started a new dedicated slow motion video channel, please subscribe if you like to see more non-electronics videos recorded at high speeds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB2qu77PCr5i9zcs0sOhp4w/

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Hardware, Materials, Salvaged Fittings and Much More – Isolation, Day 26

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Mounting hardware, fittings, insulation materials, acrylic, fibre-glass, bits and pieces. All salvaged from machines, equipment and other high voltage related material. I want to reuse all this in my own projects and experiments. I started spring cleaning my work shop and I have come across so many components. Its all in various bins, boxes and

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Fuses In Power Electronics and Other Fuses – Isolation, Day 24

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This video shows the different fuses, breakers, MCB, RCD, melting fuses and automatic fuses that I have. I started spring cleaning my work shop and I have come across so many components in various bins, boxes and drawers that I finally had some time to get it sorted and put together in groups. High Voltage

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Future Projects, Teardowns and Power Electronics – Isolation, Day 22

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A look into what the future brings of projects, teardowns and power electronics. Simple, complex, small and large, there will be it all, stay tuned! In this tour around the electronics lab and work shop, we get to see the tube amplifier, Arduino temperature logger, GPS stratum 0 clock, Tesla Coils, x-ray machines, high power

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