FNIRSI GC-01 [IMPORTANT PRODUCT UPDATE] ☢️

A comprehensive review of the popular GC-01 Geiger counter with a full teardown and some suggestions on how to upgrade this product.

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There is one errata, I didn't specify when I soldered the other end of the capacitor I added (12:17). If you pause at 9:55, the other end is connected to R33, at the side that is shown downward in this photo. Apologies for missing that and many thanks to @Tschubritza for pointing this out!

00:00 Introduction to the FNIRSI GC-01
00:48 Who's product is this anyway?
02:50 Product Features and Specifications
05:13 Testing the Device
07:44 Tear-down
11:04 Upgrading the GC-01
12:34 Re-Testing the product
13:18 Summary and Conclusions
15:26 Suggestions for the Manufacturers
16:22 Errata - what I later learned about this thing
17:37 Close-out

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