I know that it can be a very dangerous endeavor without the proper safety precautions, but it is a subject that interest me greatly. And i predict i will not build one with in my semester period at school, if at all, but i am seeing how far i may be able to go with my resources and know how...
I do have some experience electrical circuits and basic electronics. By this i mean, I have taken advance placement physics classes and excelled at them (we cover what a typical physics class covers with respect to electricity). I am a self taught kind of person and over the last month or so i...
So I am planning to design and construct a small scale ion thruster for an independent study class i am taking at my local high school. I have spent many hours researching the subject, so i feel like i know a little something about the function and physics behind an ion thruster. i am curious to...