A theory of a possible method of fusion

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Re: A theory of a possible method of fusion

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Rather difficult to make any suggestions what-so-ever when the only picture you show for the experiment is an open box held together with plastic straps.

Making a plasma is trivial if one uses a vacuum (say 50 milli-torr) and a few hundred volts even at a a few milli-amps.

If you are trying to create a plasma in air, you will need a very high voltage and the ability to 'strike' an arc. Look at the "Jacob's Ladder" demo's on youtube.
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It’s an aluminium frame with bolts holding magnets
Ignore the zip ties they where prepairing to hold the copper wires

My
Older bro recommended usen one of the tig welders at work as a power supply
Got vacuum down to -25psi and added some argon gas
Tho only had some wires a few mm appart to test if could get an arch which it did.

Will be installing the copper grids hopefully tomorrow in hope to get some plasma flowing
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Re: A theory of a possible method of fusion

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OK; while the old negative pressure is still used on some ancient dial gauges or maybe AC units, might want to use positive readings; also, not inches. Maybe just convert to torr or pascal. That will mean more to others here.
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Re: A theory of a possible method of fusion

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Got a digital scale since then 2 in fact
One for pipe on pump and one for top of chamber

Made some bowl magnets
But got issues with leaks again
Took off diffusion pump and connected chamber directly to pump
Got similar pressures to with diffusion pump
But best I think was with about 150 micron on pump and about 190 on chamber , tho outa diffusion pump oil

I’ll throw some pics
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Experiment. Pics at about 200 on chamber
Experiment. Pics at about 200 on chamber
Experiment. Pics at about 200 on chamber
Experiment. Pics at about 200 on chamber
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Re: A theory of a possible method of fusion

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Steve's back! Applause for plasma pictures.

A picture or description of whole vacuum apparatus could facilitate getting useful advice about reducing the pressure.
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Re: A theory of a possible method of fusion

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I know where leak is
Just getting right attachment for chamber to diffusion pump

64mm tri clamp to kf50
Hard to get seal right give slight diff o-rings
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