Reply To: FOCUS FUSION REACTOR

[mchargue]

Timing on switches… How about this.

If you’re using spark-gaps, or something similar, is it possible to hold them all slightly below their spark threshold? Then, with them all in this state, you can trigger them all using a laser, or some other excitatory means, to produce a conductive plasma.

Unless you’re using an ignitron, or some other enclosed gap, flashing a plasma near the gap should be enough to close it. If the laser were then fired over all gaps, that should have all the switches closing at the same time – less light travel time. Whatever delay was engendered by the distance from the laser could be compensated for by shortening output leads based on their distance from the laser light source.

You know, there may be some good ideas out here, but you’ve given almost no information on what system you have in place now. It’s hard to just keep punching in the dark on this.

Got time to describe the system you’re using now?

Pat