Everyone how many of you use the Eberline Alpha-6 CAMs ?
how many Alpha-6 CAMs do you operate ? I started using them at WIPP in 1989 when they were transitioning from the NRC REM-RAD CAMs there. The Alpha-6 communications software was written for 32 bits and will not run on a 64 bit computer. The original program developer is still working in the radiation detector field and might be willing to rewrite that original software to work with 64 bit computers. Perhaps another programmer could take on that project. Outside cal labs could calibrate the Alpha-6 for you but that might not fit into your quality control programs. Here at LANL we addressed the RF interference difficulty by making simple Farady cages. Then we also changed the silicon diffused junction detectors to either Canberra PIPS or Ortec SB detectors. I always found the Alpha-6s to be very easy to use and understand and I also made some modifications to the alpha analysis programming which led to new chips being programmed for those Alpha-6s. So, if you have some answers or questions please let Andrew know and certainly let the rest of us powernet list server individuals know. best regards Tom ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Alpha 6 CAMs at Idaho National Lab From: "Newman, Andrew D" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, July 18, 2017 2:17 pm To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are still using Alpha-6 CAMs, have run into a problem and wonder if you guys have found a way around this. Our CAM calibration computers run on Windows XP which is no longer supported by either our company or Microsoft. One of our calibration CAMs died and our IT people will not reload Windows XP on it. And the software for Alpha-6 calibration only runs on Windows XP. Thermo Eberline told us the Alpha 6 software is not available on Windows 7 as it is outdated. Is there an updated version of the software to calibrate the Alpha 6 CAMs? Thanks Andy Newman CHP Fluor Idaho Andrew Newman Health Physicist Fluor Idaho 1580 Sawtelle St., Idaho Falls, ID 83402, MS-XXXX [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> O 208-533-3517 M 208-241-9588 www.Fluor-Idaho.com<http://www.fluor-idaho.com/>
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We are still using Alpha-6 CAMs, have run into a problem and wonder if you guys have found a way around this. Our CAM calibration computers run on Windows XP which is no longer supported by either our company or Microsoft. One of our
calibration CAMs died and our IT people will not reload Windows XP on it. And the software for Alpha-6 calibration only runs on Windows XP. Thermo Eberline told us the Alpha 6 software is not available on Windows 7 as it is outdated. Is there an updated version of the software to calibrate the Alpha 6 CAMs? Thanks Andy Newman CHP Fluor Idaho
Andrew Newman │
Health Physicist │ Fluor
Idaho
│ 1580 Sawtelle St., Idaho Falls, ID 83402, MS-XXXX
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[email protected]
│ O 208-533-3517
│ M 208-241-9588
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www.Fluor-Idaho.com |
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