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Jamie Edwards
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Construction

Post by Jamie Edwards »

Hello,
Today's construction efforts are as below, progress has picked up rapidly now I have got a lab at a local college and have a glassman high voltage power supply loaned off Manchester university.
Overview of reactor inc control bench
Overview of reactor inc control bench
Attachments
Gas system with a new bottle of D2
Gas system with a new bottle of D2
Neutron oven for the silver
Neutron oven for the silver
The pumps
The pumps
Rear of the reactor, note the Feedthrough is not yet in the reactor
Rear of the reactor, note the Feedthrough is not yet in the reactor
Controls
Controls
High voltage supply
High voltage supply
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Richard Hull
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Re: Construction

Post by Richard Hull »

All the best on your effort Jamie. That supply looks exactly like the marginal supply that VCU grad student team used to just barely detect fusion with my BF3 PNC-1. It was a 30kv, 10ma unit. Barely worked but cutoff every single time they started even a tiny amount of detectable fusion due to current limiting. Very maddening

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Jamie Edwards
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Re: Construction

Post by Jamie Edwards »

My thoughts exactly, when they brought the power supply to me it looked ever so tiny compared to my last one. I did ask for a supply that could do around 20mA however they brought this one. I feel that runs are going to be difficult. However the university guy who dropped it off said that he will bring another supply up that is a bit more powerful if I email him.

Jamie
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