Okay, maybe I'm just being a dinosaur, but I liked the analog versions of most meters better than I am liking their digital counterparts. My battle with the new version of the teletector is an example:
http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,26242.msg145019/topicseen.html#newIf the meter manufacturers are reading this, here are some things I'd like on the next generation of digital meters:
1.
Do NOT auto-scale! (I want to know what scale I'm on. Is that 4 mR/hr? ...or
4 R/hr!!! Don't make me stand there in a dose field trying to figure it out.)
2.
Make the numbers big enough to read...in a misted bubblesuit...with foggy safety glasses...and poor lighting...and old(er) eyes.
3.
Make the backlight BRIGHT! We use these things in sub-optimal lighting situations a lot...
4.
Give me a way to switch from slow response to fast response. If I'm doing a routine, I'd like slow response so I can get a precise, steady number. If I'm pulling equipment out of the cavity, I want fast response so I get that particle before it gets me.
5. If you have multiple detectors in the instrument,
do NOT auto-switch between detectors! The 6112M is useless for midrange point sources...whereas the old 6112B was great.
I'm sure there are other ways they can improve...help me out with your ideas.
Thanks!
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