FIRST FUSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been doing trials on the fusor all night. Finally GOT IT. WE HAVE FIRST FUSION. LOOK AT THIS BUBBLE:
I had the Glassman power supply maxed out, and the deuterium pressure at ~9 millitorr. The plasma was borderline unstable due to low pressure. The focus of the plasma was maximal. There was a sharp uptick in activity from the geiger counter. The limiting factor was the grid kept heating up and glowing red. I had to cool it off to repeat each trial.
This is how it makes me feel:
November 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Bravo Famulus! Congratulations! I check your site daily for updates, glad someone is doing something constructive. Thanks! Waiting for the magrid :)
November 16, 2009 at 2:06 am
Now you are truly a fusioneer, It should get better with each run provided you don’t open to atmosphere. If you purge with air make sure its with dry air (through a filter to remove water). water sticks to all the surfaces and takes ages to remove from the vacuum and poisons the fusor as it outgasses. This may be why it took a while to get the first bubble.
Kick some ass.
Dustin.
November 16, 2009 at 3:02 am
Next step will be to make the cooling system, than you can start with the really interesting experiments. Any news for the manufacture of the magrid?
Giorgio.
November 16, 2009 at 4:11 am
Congratulations, I remember my first bubble to, so small that only a mother could love it, but it was definitely a bubble :)
November 16, 2009 at 7:34 am
Congratulations on achieving fusion!
November 16, 2009 at 4:22 pm
YEAH!
November 16, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Excellent! Congratulations! You’re progressing along so fast!
November 16, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Congratulations! Been following your progress from the start.
November 16, 2009 at 10:14 pm
At least you know you are playing in the right neighborhood. Sounds like the Glassman is maxed and you are in the market for MORE POWER.
November 17, 2009 at 4:29 am
Excellent!
:)
November 17, 2009 at 8:29 am
Congratulations!
This is awesome.
When I first read about your project I thought it was a joke.
The I read the whole blog (took me nearly a day), tried to remember as much as possible from my physics lessons (wasn’t much we started quantum mechanics some weeks ago) and after a while I thought that It might work.
I’ve been following this blog for quite a while now
AND NOW IT DOES WORK !
great job … I wish I had the time/money to start a similar project.
I’m waiting for news about the magrid …
LongHairedHacker
PS: If you ever need C/C++ programmer (plattform doesn’t matter. Unix,Linux,Windows,Atmel AVR …) , just write me an e-mail.
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November 19, 2009 at 9:34 pm
congratulations!!!! I have been interested in fusion power since high school and check this and talk-polywell every now and then.
November 20, 2009 at 12:18 am
Outstanding!
Once you have verified your results it might be useful to run a spectrum analyzer on the emissions of your machine. Then design in an RF source to see if it enhances neutron production.
Of course you will have your own ideas.
More and better!
November 20, 2009 at 9:00 am
Way to go! Been following your progress for a while now with fascination – admire your ambition and energy! Keepi it up!
November 21, 2009 at 11:36 am
Really appreciate all the support!