Icarus has written a tutorial on connecting the MightyOhm Geiger Counter to an ESP8266 module and OLED display. His code (written in LUA for NodeMcu) is available on github. He is using the Wemos D1 mini board.
Place your holiday orders by November 30th!
News flash –
As I mentioned on The Amp Hour, I’ll be traveling abroad for most of December. If you’d like to order a Geiger Counter or HV Rescue Shield, make sure to place your order by next Thursday, November 30th. I’ll update the shipping status page to reflect this.
If you are interested in purchasing a Geiger counter kit and miss the deadline, no worries! You can also purchase one from Adafruit.
Happy Holidays!
Jeff
The MightyOhm Geiger counter kit is now for sale at Tindie
My Geiger Counter kit is now for sale at Tindie.
You can also check out my Tindie store.
Economy shipping is now available for international customers
Starting today I am now offering two shipping options for international customers – expedited and economy shipping.
As some folks are no doubt already aware, USPS Priority Mail International costs have more than doubled in the past few years.
Back in 2009 it cost about $12.95 to ship a USPS small flat rate box overseas. As of this year, the cost to ship that same small flat rate box is now over $30!
I’ve received feedback from several customers that the costs to ship overseas were too high, so I started looking at other options and found that USPS First-Class Package International offers slower delivery times (4-6 weeks) but costs less than half as much as USPS Priority Mail. In fact, the current USPS First-Class Package International rates are pretty close to what I was paying for Priority Mail when I first started selling kits. With this new economy shipping option, I can ship a single kit to Canada for $9.50 and to most of the rest of the world for $13.50.
I hope that the economy option appeals to overseas customers who are willing to wait a bit longer to receive their kit. For folks who are more impatient, I am still offering Expedited shipping (via USPS Priority Mail). For super time-critical orders I can also offer Express shipping on a case by case basis (please contact me before placing your order).
To learn more about my kits or to place an order:
MightyOhm Geiger Counter
AVR HV Rescue Shield
Important note: Regardless of shipping method, VAT taxes, duties, import tariffs, customs fees, etc. are always the responsibility of the buyer.
Verbose Mode: Mightyohm.com Geiger Counter Kit and Radiation
Chad Lawson is posting a series of videos about learning to make things on his site at verbosemode.tv.
In his most recent video, Chad talks about radiation, radiation therapy, and his experiences building (and fixing) the MightyOhm Geiger Counter Kit.
Thanks for the kind words, Chad!