Can someone build me a tamper resitant radon cage out of this? I'll pay you.

[Richard L. Bennett]

Yes, Nick I will build same

Talked to the company that has the device and their tech specs are in line with what will do the job. They can ship same day the development kit

I would like to talk to some one about a cost benefit analysis

Don't want to get something out of the budget of the need


rlb

[Paul W. Abernathy]

lol....This is easy to make and not with something that expensive. You only need a tip switch and so on. heck to be honest with you the first one I built was with a Golf Ball and Golf Tee.

I built a holder to hold Radon Bags and held them the proper distance apart and then on the top of the rig I had a plastic box with a little lock on it. The box was a metal index card box I believe.

In side the box I had a square block with a hole in the middle for a golf tee and I would mark a golf ball with ink that is only seen with a dark light and that DOT was placed straight up.......so when I would open the box a small black light shined on it would show the DOT on top.....

If it has been messed with the DOT would be moved because they can't see it and I dont tell them......or the ball was laying in the bottom of the metal tray.......just a crude one but it worked.

Why do I not use it now......well I stopped working with my brother and to be honest have not had a request for radon in some time now.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Another lower cost method would be a standard TIP switch and a low voltage diode emitter setup. The unit is tampered with or moved then it would set off the tamper switch and contact a battery to a light emiting diode and it could blink as well....and will last well beyond the 48 hours needed for this.

Heck I could make one of those for less than 10 bucks probably.....

[Richard L. Bennett]

Yes a simple tamper trap can be built for small $$ but this little toy will tell you how much tampering was done like was it just picked up and put back or was it moved to another location and then put back

If someone just picked it up and put it back the test is still good

I don't know if this is of value or not.

This will also record how long the radon detector was on station

The tamper detector is neat but maybe a little costly --- about $70 plus the reader $150 total

I think I would do it just because it is cool - I like toys



rlb

[Paul W. Abernathy]

lol...I hear ya...I built the one with Golf Balls because I have tons of them. I guess the only way the cheap ones would work is IF the results came back and were so HIGH or TOO low to be considered valid.....or a broad range of differences in the dual test ( with charcoal for example )

probably just a BETTER scare tactic for the client or seller...tell them it is monitoring all movements and movements effect the results in a bad way and they are only harming themselves...chances are the FRIGHT elememt in the sale will also cause them to leave it alone...lol....they have no idea whats in that little black box....

[Richard L. Bennett]

Esp if you show them the detector in action

Now if someone can find a cheap way of keeping them from opening the windows -- I will think on that one next


I wish I could find another use for this little toy that Nick found

rlb

[Paul W. Abernathy]

just post a notice on the box that says opening a window will cause the test to show INCREASED levels of radon...lol.....scare them into compliance will probably work.....tell them opening the window actually lets in MORE radon because of stack effect....lol.....they will fall for it....