In this space, visitors are invited to post any comments, questions, or skeptical observations about Philo T. Farnsworth's contributions to the field of Nuclear Fusion research.Subject: Re: More bad news for fusors
Date: Jul 17, 10:33 pm
Poster: JohnOn Jul 17, 10:33 pm, John wrote:
>On another subject. Do you think the QF type vacuum flanges will work on my SS fusor shell?
>I'm worried about the O-Rings outgassing and maybe getting to hot. The QF's are simpler to make and the O-Rings are cheaper to replace. I
>need flanges to join the two shell halves together and the prices for commercial flanges seem to be in excess of $200 for the 6 in. Id units. Any help based on your experience or judgement will be appreciated.
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>Thanks
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>Don Harris
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>donh21350@aol.com
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A long time ago and I know that for a higher current device this is not a real option, because of the heat, but they did not have conflanges and so they used flat flanges with an O-ring made from a soft metal like solder.
John