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As you can see I'm getting closer to finishing this beast. I'm installing the vacuum lines today. The cyclotron magnet still needs to have pole faces
made.
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Quote: Originally posted by Trifluoroacetic  | | As you can see I'm getting closer to finishing this beast. I'm installing the vacuum lines today. The cyclotron magnet still needs to have pole faces
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looks like my photo is too big; will have to edit it and post it later
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Outstanding work!!! What a difference 11 months make. Was that magnet bought off of e-Bay? It looks a bit familiar. Regardless, it will clearly
produce the sought after results. What kind of damage did the coils have? How did you repair them?
I also have alot of questions regarding your gas handling system, but that can wait.
Sorry for all the questions, but you achievement thus far has me very intrigued.
Mark
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| Quote: Originally posted by AtomicParts | Outstanding work!!! What a difference 11 months make. Was that magnet bought off of e-Bay? It looks a bit familiar. Regardless, it will clearly
produce the sought after results. What kind of damage did the coils have? How did you repair them?
I also have alot of questions regarding your gas handling system, but that can wait.
Sorry for all the questions, but you achievement thus far has me very intrigued.
Mark |
Thankyou.
Yes I bought the magnet off of ebay. The water cooling lines were crushed when the pallet it was on broke and the magnet tipped over during shipping.
I was able to attatch new pieces of copper tubing and repair the lines. THen i used bondo and paint to make the coils look new.
The coils tested for continuity and give the same resistance reading.
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Heres a look at the system so far.
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What
sort of vacuum pump have you got for it, and how much did it cost?
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Water cooling lines
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the magnet
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Vacuum system
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[file]8711[/file
I'm using a welch duoseal pump that pumps 25l/s. I am also using a small diffusion pump from SCSU.
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Here is a new pic of the machine with a 3KW rf match and gas panels installed.
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Here is a close up of the RF match box.
I'm also installing a water pressure switch on the magnet coolant lines which will prevent the magnet from being energized if water is not running
through it.
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parameters? very nice project.
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more progress has been made. An Alcatel pump has been installed.
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A new fore-line roughing system has been installed
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Dude you are my hero, I loved making tesla coils, but my dream is your reality. I love this thread and please for the love of god keep us updated
every chance you get.
Knowledge is useless to useless people...
"I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes. The fall of Rome, the fall of Germany — the
fall of the ruling country, the people who think they can do whatever they want without anybody else's consent. I've seen this story
before."~Maynard James Keenan
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I will do that
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I can't wait to turn this thing on. It will be a while yet though. I wonder if Sauron still thinks I should be the winner of the Hubris award?
[Edited on 8-9-2010 by Trifluoroacetic]
[Edited on 8-9-2010 by Trifluoroacetic]
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Well I just acquired two pieces of 1018 steel for the cyclotron's magnetic pole faces. They measure 8.5in in diameter X 2.75in thick.
They weigh in at 44 pounds a piece but should weigh in at about 40 after machining.
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Trifluoroacetic, when machining the pole faces you might want to leave enough space to insert magnetic shims for adjusting the radial field gradient
and focusing the beam.
I have to second Sedit's comment. This is a great project!
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"I wonder if Sauron still thinks I should be the winner of the Hubris award?"
I am sure he would present it personally! 
Excellent, I can't wait for the smoke-test!
Cheers,
O3
-Anyone who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
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Let's hope it doesn't smoke!
I'm hoping to put a slight linear taper on the pole faces as well as a 45 degree chamfe/bevel soon. That will have to be done at St. Cloud State
University. I don't have the right equipment or machining skills to do it alone.
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The cyclotron pole faces have been machined  a 45 degree chamfer was put on the
pole faces to help prevent magnetic saturation of the pole faces. A linear taper will be put on in the future to improve horizontal focussing of the
proton beam.
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The Cyclotron gets its first pole face!
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The electromagnets pole tips have been installed but are not magnetically aligned yet. I need to purchase a telescoping gauge for this. Also the gap
is a little over 2 inches thick due to a measurement error from not having a telescoping gauge. So thin magnetic shims will be installed behind both
of the pole faces.
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