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The Model 1X-6 was to be manufactured in accordance with the

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following specifications:
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‘Woight; 10 lbs. maximum.

Maximum case dimensions; 4" x 6" x 10".

Handle; hinged, polished unpainted metal or plastic.
Case to be metal, heavy enoush for field use,
Surface to be smooth for case of decontamination;

anodized, lacquered or smooth paint finish (no
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crackel-finish),

Case to be water-proof tested under 5 feet of water

for two hours,
Detector cazponent to be an ionisation chamber

containing sealed air at appreacimately 740 mn
nereury pressure at 20° C,
The instrument to be tropicalized in accordance
with standard Army-Navy specifications,

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Following were the circuit requirements:
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It must be possible to check the zero setting
in a field equal to the maximradiation neasured

by the instruments,
After 60 seconds warm-up period, the zero drift

to be less than 59 of full scale per hour on any
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ive ranges of sensitivity were requested:

1, O-4 mr/hr

2.

0-40 me/hr

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O-4,000 mr/hr

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The microphonics to be held to a minimm, On any
one of three one-inch drops produced by suddenly
pulling a one~inch board from under one end of
the instrument the meter reading would not fo over

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The instrument was to be calibrated by sanm rays
fron radium and to conform to the sensitivities —

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5, O-40,000 mr/hr

one~half full scale on any ranrce of sensitivity.

specified in
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(c) above within an average of 10/3

of full scale at any point on the scale,
The circuit to be so desi:med that after switching from one range to another not more than 10

seconds would be required to reach 90% of the
final reading.

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