I am building an experimental radiation detector. Being an experiment, I want to avoid buying anything for it. Sort of a junkbox project to see what could be done using the parts I have.
The geiger muler tubes I have require 400 volts. I could do it easily buy buying 200 volt zener diodes and put two in series. Or I could buy a 400 volt gas discharge tube from a Soviet geiger counter cheaply.
But I have neither.
What I do have is 50 NE2 bulbs with resitors. Could I use those?
It would probably take 5 or 6 in series to do it, which compared to two
5 cent zeners from eBay seems like a waste of money and circuit board real estate, but I am looking to do something that does not require me to order anything from anyone.TIA
Geoff