The attached 4 photos are from our first successful attempt at fusion, on July 22, 2007. The first shows the overall setup in our basement. (Ben on the left, Alex on the right.) The second shows the deuterium input to the fusor, and the manometer sharing the same plumbing. You may be able to make out the stainless steel liner inside the glass bell jar. The web cam is mounted just above the bell jar.
The third photo is an unretouched frame from the webcam, taken during the run.
The final photo shows our deuterium supply system. Many thanks to Andrew Seltzman, because the electrolysis system is virtually a (bad) copy of his. Just as Andrew says on his website http://www.rtftechnologies.org/physics/ ... olysis.htm the system is self regulating. Back pressure pushes the heavy water down the inner glass tube, reducing the area contacting the electrode until the back pressure and the area in contact with the electrode are in equilibrium. It works as well in practice as it does in theory!
Alex & Ben Haylett
-Additional Picture added Sep 15/07:
Our recently acquired bubble detector was placed beside our fusor during an extended run last night. The result was 4 bubbles! Not spectacular, but then we never went above about 17,400 volts at about 12.4 microns. The length of the run was over an hour.
The bubble detector was located between the bell jar and the He3 neutron detector.
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Richard Hull
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Re: Successful First Attempt at Fusion
Very nice effort and a cool setup.
What were the He3 readings? Were the voltage and currents used to do fusion? What was you effective threshold levels when the counter started to noticably respond? More data.
Richard Hull
What were the He3 readings? Were the voltage and currents used to do fusion? What was you effective threshold levels when the counter started to noticably respond? More data.
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Carl Willis
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Re: Successful First Attempt at Fusion
Richard,
They made a fairly detailed post over in the Construction and Operation forum. The He-3 numbers over there look like the real deal to me.
-Carl
They made a fairly detailed post over in the Construction and Operation forum. The He-3 numbers over there look like the real deal to me.
-Carl
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denergyguy
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Are you guys the first successful Canadians to do fusion in an amateur setting with an IEC device? Congratulations from BC.
Re: Successful First Attempt at Fusion
We posted details in the Announcements forum, Richard. If more details are required, or you'd like us to post in a different forum, we'll be happy to oblige.
We're not the first Canadians, Drew, but I believe that we're the first Western Canadians. (And after all, that's what's important, isn't it?)
We're not the first Canadians, Drew, but I believe that we're the first Western Canadians. (And after all, that's what's important, isn't it?)
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Wilfried Heil
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Alex and Ben,
Compliments for your nice work and the good documentation, with all necessary control measurements!
The detectable fusion just barely starts in the range of 12-15 kV, so you pretty much picked it up from the beginning. You will see much higher neutron numbers, and x-rays, when you increase the voltage, even at the same power level. Good luck with your next experiments.
Congratulations also for finally building an electrolytic D2 gas generator, apparently the first one that is actually used on a fusor. As one can see, it is working well and surely will be used by others in the future.
Wilfried Heil - Noemi Zudor
Compliments for your nice work and the good documentation, with all necessary control measurements!
The detectable fusion just barely starts in the range of 12-15 kV, so you pretty much picked it up from the beginning. You will see much higher neutron numbers, and x-rays, when you increase the voltage, even at the same power level. Good luck with your next experiments.
Congratulations also for finally building an electrolytic D2 gas generator, apparently the first one that is actually used on a fusor. As one can see, it is working well and surely will be used by others in the future.
Wilfried Heil - Noemi Zudor