Building the Open Source Bussard Fusion Reactor
An Open Hardware project in New York, NY by Famulus ·
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Update #7: Coils Formed
Posted on February 25, 2010
We received the magnet wire today:
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I always wonder, why the coil formers have to be so solid. Is this just practical or do they have to keep the wire in shape under mechanical stress?
The coil formers must keep their shape under mechanical stress. However I image that will be negligible for this experiment.
Also, in a polywell like the WB6, the coil formers have a metal shell which is brought to a high positive potential to help attract electrons into the center. In this experiment we rely on an electron gun to supply that energy.