Some time ago, when beginning to draw up plans for reactor heated by three to four quartz lamps, I hesitated for two reasons:
1. Concern that the lamps would fail in the high heat.
2. Deviation from the imitated experiment.
Nevertheless, it seems worth pursuing.
Problematically, it may be that hotspots would still develop in a lamp heated system.
If only we understood the mechanism(s) behind hotspot development. This thought has recently dominated my nightly dreams.
I really like the wire supported reactor.
Every method to reduce experiment cost means more experiments for less money.
The wire does the job and causes no serious compromise. Excellent.
An even lower cost method with only two vertical wires seems achievable.
Note the doubled twisted leads.
This may help you.
Rossi does this to exposed heater wire. Actual heater coil is *not* doubled.
... I got my Raspberry Pi today. ...
Is it the newest number two model? https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/
Pictures and comparison at http://www.mikronauts.com/rasp…erry-pi-2-model-b-review/
Definitely something to further pursue.
If provided with a shielded "used" reactor, do you have the facilities to test for Be?
Could such an item be legally mailed in the USA?
Good to hear that the reactor is still in one piece! 
I think those of us observing your experiments need more information about the components and the way they are connected.
Right now it is like a black box.
We can understand generally that you are using PID control, and a Raspberry Pi, but more detail is needed to better understand what is happening.
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Fuel - 500 mg nickel, 35mg - LiAlH4.
Interesting that you chose to lower the ratio of LAH to nickel. I was expecting 50/500. You are going with 35/500.
Do you have a specific reason, or is this to explore a lower ratio - a hunch?
If you can post the make and model of your components, that will be very helpful for readers.
Posting the sources helps too.
The very best thing is links, for pictures and prices and suppliers.
Looking forward to seeing more. 
Yes, everything can be changed interactively. At the moment there is autoscale enabled.
If you paste the plot.ly link here we can examine your raw data and create plots.
Here is an example: https://plot.ly/~Pfjrufjvmfj47/26
Below is the html code to embed my plot example:
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</div>I should mention that the reason you cannot see the data in my example plot is because I deleted it to save space. If I had not deleted it, you would be able to see it, and copy it. You could then register on plot.ly and use the data to save your own plots and share them.
http://plot.ly is free to join and is generous enough with free accounts to make our investigations much easier to show throughout the world.
Didn't you hear? FrankCensor is the self-appointed voice of common sense and reason.
Now just a minute.
I am the voice of common sense and reason! 
Or am I? 
... The spectrum analyzer in the lugano report showed no chopped rectangular dc like parkhomov was using ...
Alexander is using AC.
When AGP speaks of thyristor control this means triac and diac components. Like an AC dimmer.
Some believe the noise of the controller is important. The noise may have key frequencies which allow/disallow the excess heat.
Any preliminary plots?
More pictures. More pictures. Pretty please.
Next update - I will be using Gamma Scout geiger counter. ...
Is this the model you are using:
I look forward to seeing pictures and video.
The more details, the finer the details, the better.
Sounds like you are making good progress. Keep up the good work.
... My heater will be made of:
∅D = 15mm, ∅d = 10mm tube, I have also ∅D = 16mm, ∅d = 12mm, but first one fits fine on the reactor tube.
20AWG (0.812mm) Kanthal A1 wire, 3569.8mm length (R = 10Ω), 66-67 wraps with 50-100mm total leg length (<3% power loss)
Wire sealed with a stove cement - based on water glass, 1300°C max. temperature. ...
Since you only mentioned diameters, it is unclear which generation of Parkhomov reactor you are emulating - the newest epoxy sealed version, or the much shorter modular version.
I also wonder how many tubes you have. Do you have, for instance, 5 of each size? I realize we all hope for immediate success and wishful thinking leads to owning no spares.
No worries. Each experiment is an adventure that can lead to great things. Especially when results are widely and accurately shared.
... The process to produce the RAGOEL reactor material I've documented and will publish if anyone is interested in replicating the fusion reaction. ...
Please do publish this information. I am certain we will find it interesting, and I suspect that replication would occur. This presumes that cost is not prohibitive.
Thank you for offering to share. We appreciate it.
...I am struggling with Fuel Container little bit at the moment. ...
We lack information to answer your questions about the fuel container described by [lexicon]Alexander Parkhomov[/lexicon] in his latest short presentation.
You could cut down the stainless tube which comes with this thermocouple.
I have purchased this thermocouple and used it with an Arduino. The size is appropriate for a reactor. One end is sealed as manufactured - it is like a test tube. After dismantling the parts, you would still have a working thermocouple to use in the experiment. Since you are likely to destroy thermocouples during long runs, buying several is advised. This way you also are buying stainless steel tubes, so your cost is low.
Could somebody tell me, what sealing cement for the heating coil do you recommend?
I can't find anything beyond 1200°C.
Thanks!
See my blog for one formulation - the one used by [lexicon]Alexander Parkhomov[/lexicon].
Update from @brian ahern today
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We began raising the power by 35 watts every hour. This resulted in a temperature increase of about 40 degrees C each hour.
Above 250C the thermocouple adjacent to the sample began showing a little higher temperature. By 455C it was 2.0 degrees higher. I am still heating. I will go up to 850C.
So if [lexicon]Alexander Parkhomov[/lexicon]'s most recent data is good, and Brian's experiment's materials are close enough to Alexander's, then perhaps in about four hours he will see the beginning of a significant effect. At 700 C and above.
I wonder how long his apparatus can survive between 800 and 850
