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  • in reply to: cleaning the chamber–advice welcomed! #10467
    Francisl
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    If you look at the welding helmets used for arc welding, you notice that they use a clear protective cover in front of the expensive glass lenses. I suggest that you use a replaceable sacrificial clear cover that can be attached to the window.

    in reply to: Will fusion cause a financial crisis? #10348
    Francisl
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    vansig wrote:

    Just about ALL financial assets are vastly overvalued

    wouldn’t this actually be an indicator that the currency is worth less than what people expect?

    Fusion will not cause a financial crisis, because any alternative energy takes time (decades?) to roll out.

    The speed of deployment will depend on the cost, complexity and robustness of the technology. Since the DPF units are basically generators, they could replace or supplement existing generators. The quickest adoption would occur at the factory and community level. This suggests that big power plants at coal fields and long distance power transmission lines would be the most affected.
    The smart money will move out of coal and into capacitor production, local power distribution and related items.

    in reply to: Questions around the copper Anode #9892
    Francisl
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    annodomini2 wrote: Maybe I missed something in an earlier post, why is everyone avoiding the hole in the anode questions?

    The important reactions take place in and around the hole. Please look at these videos: DPF Animation and Focus Fusion movie

    in reply to: Questions around the copper Anode #9870
    Francisl
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    Beryllium is a fairly reactive metal. Will there be a problem with beryllium electrodes forming beryllium borides? Would a copper surface take care of the problem?

    in reply to: Alpha conversion to electricity #9868
    Francisl
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    The alpha particles are released in pulses. This creates a pulsating magnetic field that can be captured in transformer coils. Look for references to this specialized coil called a rogowski coil

    in reply to: ARPA-E convention #9728
    Francisl
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    Here are some related conferences that could be useful.

    in reply to: LPPX Equipment Wish List #9725
    Francisl
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    What size lathe are you looking for? Would one of these work?

    An alternative is to use on online machine ship like this.

    in reply to: Rossi’s Cold Fusion #9724
    Francisl
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    QuantumDot wrote: some one has come up with a theory which looks quite interesting and i’m a little surprised after reading it that it has not been more publicly discussed. the basic idea is that,
    step one it creates a heavy surface plasmon polariton
    step two the electron from the plasmon combine with a proton from the hydrogen to create an ultra low momentum neutron
    step three which then join with atoms creating unstable isotopes
    step four the unstable isotope then under go beta decay creating gamma rays which when they hit the surface plasmon polarition are converted to infra red radiation and some x rays

    http://www.newenergytimes.com/v2/news/2010/35/SR35913widomlarsen.shtml

    It would be interesting to see if fission would occur if some of the uranium isotopes were used as the metal. It could be a spectacular test of the theory.

    in reply to: Rossi’s Cold Fusion #9723
    Francisl
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    Ivy, I wasn’t able to use your patent application link but it led to this article about a possible explanation of how it works.

    in reply to: LPPX Equipment Wish List #9701
    Francisl
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    Some of this equipment is available for rent or lease from a number of companies on the internet. That makes sense for short term use of equipment without tying up a lot of money.

    in reply to: LPPX Equipment Wish List #9700
    Francisl
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    I imagine you are looking for this kind of framing camera.

    I suggest you contact Stewart J. Zweben at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Maybe he can take some critical videos for you on a contract basis. That would be a lot cheaper than buying a camera plus you would get his expertise.

    in reply to: Electricity Basics – Ed project #9307
    Francisl
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    This is a good site: All About Circuits

    in reply to: Electricity Basics – Ed project #9306
    Francisl
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    I typed in the search term electricity concepts without quotes and got 11,700,000 hits on Google. That dropped to 22,800 hits with quotes.

    in reply to: Strategizing #9281
    Francisl
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    Fusion energy could help relieve the water shortage in the Southeastern U.S. by reprocessing water or by desalinization. Maybe the governors from that region can find some money to help LPPX.

    in reply to: Strategizing #9280
    Francisl
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    Maybe talk to a company like Siemens USA. They appear to be innovative, aggressive and say they are willing to try new things. Maybe they can provide equipment in place of or in addition to funding for projects.

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