Cheapest vacuum solution
Cheapest vacuum solution
Looking into a fusor as my final high school physics project of the year, but I'd like to make an actual working one instead of a demo model that doesn't actually do any fusion. What is the absolute cheapest vacuum route to take? Most anything within my price range that I've seen thus far (I have to buy this all myself) can't get anywhere near the pressures needed... is this too expensive of a project? Completely willing to scrounge/build whatever I can, time is of no issue (many months to complete).
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Re: Cheapest vacuum solution
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Re: Cheapest vacuum solution
All set, done! Sorry, glossed over that bit. Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Cheapest vacuum solution
I have heard rumor that an air conditioner pump can be made to work somehow.
I'm doing this in high school too, and I'm new to the fusor so I don't know if this is outrageously false and I haven't had much time to research it.
I'm doing this in high school too, and I'm new to the fusor so I don't know if this is outrageously false and I haven't had much time to research it.
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Re: Cheapest vacuum solution
Nicholas,
Posting your own questions in other people's threads is generally rude. If you have a question make a new post but please use the search function before. I have already addressed your question under your other post, read the faqs and use the search function. I'll answer again just to be sure, This: http://inspectapedia.com/aircond/ACComp ... 50_DJF.jpg will not work but a 2 stage one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/media/cata ... _11372.jpg might work. I would suggest looking on ebay for a used (good condition) lab vacuum pump before looking at AC pumps.
All the best,
~Alex C.
Posting your own questions in other people's threads is generally rude. If you have a question make a new post but please use the search function before. I have already addressed your question under your other post, read the faqs and use the search function. I'll answer again just to be sure, This: http://inspectapedia.com/aircond/ACComp ... 50_DJF.jpg will not work but a 2 stage one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/media/cata ... _11372.jpg might work. I would suggest looking on ebay for a used (good condition) lab vacuum pump before looking at AC pumps.
All the best,
~Alex C.
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Re: Cheapest vacuum solution
This single stage vacuum on eBay is only like 50$ there are very few left, it can get a vacuum down to 5 Pascals, which is 37.25 microns I believe, (some random decimal place at the end I remembered this off the top of my head)
I am not sure if this pump will be able to do fusion, it comes very close to the requirements. But it should DEFINITELY work for a demo fusor. Have fun
http://m.ebay.com/itm/181731383885
Cheers,
Austin
I am not sure if this pump will be able to do fusion, it comes very close to the requirements. But it should DEFINITELY work for a demo fusor. Have fun
http://m.ebay.com/itm/181731383885
Cheers,
Austin
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Re: Cheapest vacuum solution
The tip about a $50 rotary vacuum pump is welcome, but it's ephemeral (and a noob thing), so Construction is the wrong forum. Nest time please select "Sale and Trade".
It's nice that you found a closely related old thread to put it in,
but in my opinion that doesn't justify dilution of the construction forum.
What's the relationship between Austin Bennett and Herbert Smith?
It's nice that you found a closely related old thread to put it in,
but in my opinion that doesn't justify dilution of the construction forum.
What's the relationship between Austin Bennett and Herbert Smith?
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