Category Archives: Science

DIY Cloud Chamber

progetto di: Marco Baruzzo, Carlo Fonda (@SciFabLab) …more documentation and design files will be available soon…

Tutte le istruzioni di costruzione e la lista delle parti da acquisire saranno rese disponibili (con licenza opensource e gratuitamente) su questo sito fra pochi giorni.

 

Version 2.0 “School Edition” Part list (3 Oct, 2018):

  • 4x Peltier Cells TEC2-25408T125
  • 1x Digital Thermometer with 4 Type-K termocouple probes
  • 50cm of Extra Bright LEDs Ribbon
  • 1x Regulated (non-switching) Power Supplies 12V 30A
  • 1x DIY heat exchanger (copper, 15 cm size)
  • 1x DIY light-guide (lasercut acrylic, 20 cm size)
  • 1x Aquarium Water Pump
  • 1x tank with water and ice (10 litres)

 

Version 2.0 Part list (Sept.-Nov. 2018):

  • 6x (or 8x) Peltier Cells TEC2-25408T125
  • 2x (recycled) Watertank Coolers
  • 1x Aquarium Water Pump
  • 1x DIY heat exchanger (copper, 25 cm size)
  • 1x chamber bottom plate (aluminum, 25 cm size)
  • 1x DIY light-guide (lasercut acrylic, 35 cm size)
  • 1x Arduino Mega2560
  • 1x Arduino Shield with LCD Display and Encoder
  • 1x Arduino Shield with 16 relays
  • 1x Arduino Shield with 8 Type-K termocouple input
  • 6x (or 8x) Hall Effect Current Sensors
  • 1x IKEA Transparent Plastic Box (20 cm size)
  • 100cm of Extra Bright LEDs Ribbon
  • 2x Regulated (non-switching) Power Supplies 12V 30A
  • 1x Regulated Power Supply 12V 5A
  • 1x peristaltic pump (for Isopropyl Alcohol)
  • 1x Trolley

 

Version 1.0 Part list (Nov. 2017):

  • 6x Peltier Cells TEC2-25408T125
  • 2x (recycled) Watertank Coolers
  • 1x Aquarium Water Pump
  • 1x Arduino Mega2560
  • 1x Arduino Shield with LCD Display and Encoder
  • 1x Arduino Shield with 16 relays
  • 1x Arduino Shield with 8 Type-K termocouple input
  • 6x Hall Effect Current Sensors
  • 1x IKEA Transparent Plastic Box
  • 100cm of Extra Bright LEDs Ribbon
  • 6x Switching Power Supplies 12V 20A
  • 6x Volt/Ampere Meters with Shunt
  • 1x Trolley
  • … this version is obsolete now!