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OK... So long as the cat is out of the bag on this thread started by Jerome, I might as well put in my two cents.

First off, It is VERY HIGHLY likely that the leaks occur in the Ultor ring. John and I did the cross section cut away of the ultor ring that Jerome speaks of (we sent him photos).

The ring is composed of 2 glass to metal fusions (that you all are familiar with) and 4 layers of formed metal which are welded and fused together adding another 3 layers of joints around the entire circumference of the ultor ring.

In our cross section we could see that two of the metal to metal fusion joints are likely where the leaks occur.

IF the tube that RACS has in their possession was a leaker, it is not likely that the rebuild will succeed for very long. It will probably fill with air again. How long it will take is anyones guess.

John Folsom and I were ready to do a rebuild with Scotty at Hawkeye at the beginning of September. However Scotty injured his ankle in an athletic event and his foot is now in a cast. We are hoping that we will be able to make the first US attempt on a LEAK FREE dud that John owns, in the very near future (probably early November.) IF it works, then I will rebuild my LEAK FREE dud.

We appear to have the issue of cracking glass stems resolved with the design that John and I paid for and were manufactured for us by a US company out east. (This is the stem that Jerome mentions which John has sent to RACS in France) We sent the new stems to the Gun rebuilder and we now have 2 stems with rebuilt guns mounted and ready for the rebuild attempt. All we need is for Scotty to get better so he can perform the work for us.

After this attempt by John and I, we will then test out our leak sealing protocall which is top secret and proprietary. We believe it has a very good chance of sealing the leaks that are on the ultor ring, but only time will tell.

So that is where things stand on the US project that John and I are spearheading.

We will keep you all posted as to our progress as things develop.

Bob Galanter and John Folsom
The 15GP22 Project