That is not a cheap toy. I’ve heard of them, never seen one. What is it and how much was it?
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encrust9870@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoXRF showing lead (Pb) from the pattern.
Machinist@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
encrust9870@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
This is a Thermo handheld XRF. I wasn’t working at this place when it was purchased, but it was somewhere between $40k-$60k.
Turret3857@infosec.pub 5 weeks ago
Damn is this your picture? Did my comment cause you to go and test for yourself? Cuz thats amazing if you did lol
encrust9870@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
When I found out they had lead last year, I went to work with the cup to confirm. This is a handheld XRF, which depends on the specific spacing of electrons in atoms to determine the identity. Not much to it other than point and shoot! (with shielding)
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Modern tools are fascinating, the way you described it sounds so absurdly high tech