Tristan Zhu
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Building a fusion reactor (part 6): Fusor Mark 1 assembly
Preliminary Tests IEC conductivity tests In putting all the components together, we step-by-step tested multiple components in...
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Tristan Zhu
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Building a fusion reactor (part 5): transformer arc test
The first major step in creating our high voltage system was making sure our transformer was working safely. To do this, we decided to...
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Tristan Zhu
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Building a fusion reactor (part 4): Inertial confinement chamber
Constructing the Inertial Confinement Chamber (IEC) proved to be much more difficult than expected. The IEC essentially works as a cage....
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Tristan Zhu
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Building a Fusion Reactor (Part 3): Improving the Vacuum Chamber
To test where potential leak sites are and improve our vacuum pressure of 27.5inHg, we used the "Soapy Water Leak Test". This test works...
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