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Now to figure out the programming of the microcontroller.

I'll also add that if you are just going to throw money at it and order a brand new supply from Spellman, they do not stock that I know of, they build to order with a typical lead time of ten weeks. If you are good with high voltage electronics, you can probably do it in less time, although the lead...

If you are using a convection gauge as I am for coarse vacuum, or any other type that is sensitive to changes in gas composition, you can use a can of "dust off" to spray each joint and watch for a change in the gauge reading. Tighten until there is no longer a change, then check other joints if the...

Stainless steel hardware that you can find at a big box store is fine for use with vacuum flanges, with one exception. If one of your flanges has tapped holes, rather than through holes on the mating pieces where you use a nut on the other side, spend the money for silver plated bolts, or at least a...

I personally would opt for the 50 KV 12 mA supply. Yes, if you are ordering it brand new, expect a quote in the USD thousands.

That operation is correct. The chamber with the three tubes will not displace oil unless the output from the PEM cell is greater than what is being dawn off through the needle valve.

Item # 1.6 would be fine for a demo fusor.

You can still buy the "old school" 60 Hz iron core oil burner transformers from a good HVAC supplier, such as SupplyHouse.com It will set you back about fifty dollars. It has to be a big black metal cube with rounded corners. The new inverter based ones are smaller, the cover is plastic and and has ...

I'm able to run my system at 50KV without resorting to oil. Corona needs to be controlled. Get a 1" dia brass ball (Aluminum would be OK) and put that on the feedthrough terminal. Do dress the HV wire away from anything else. I would not trust the wire on those Chinese power supplies to be good for ...

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