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This is pretty neat, and I managed easily located plans for a DIY fusion reactor at home [0]. I'm curious if OP's build differs from these plans, and if so, how/why.

Digging into the wikipedia article I found this interesting/surprising:

Recent Developments [1]:

"Most recently, the fusor has gained popularity among amateurs, who choose them as home projects due to their relatively low space, money, and power requirements. An online community of "fusioneers", The Open Source Fusor Research Consortium, or Fusor.net, is dedicated to reporting developments in the world of fusors and aiding other amateurs in their projects. The site includes forums, articles and papers done on the fusor, including Farnsworth's original patent, as well as Hirsch's patent of his version of the invention."

Apparently there's an entire online community of amateur home nuclear reactor builders [2].

[0] http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-A-Fusion-Reactor/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusor#Recent_developments

[2] http://www.fusor.net/




fusor.net is the hub for these things, it's really quite an impressive resource. He says in the AMA he's registered there.




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