Discharge Chamber

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Cylindrical chamber where electrons from the cathode bombard xenon atoms into a plasma; ring-cusp magnets keep the electrons bouncing through the gas long enough to ionize most of it.

Direct parts	5
Total parts	61
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Cylindrical chamber where electrons from the cathode bombard xenon atoms into a plasma; ring-cusp magnets keep the electrons bouncing through the gas long enough to ionize most of it. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Discharge Chamber parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 61 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Discharge Chamber parts diagram: 1 anode shell, 2 ring-cusp magnet ring, 3 main flow distributor, 4 high-voltage isolator, 5 rear plenum plate. 61 parts in 5 top-level items. — Discharge Chamber parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Anode Shell	1×	Chamber shell / anode
2	Ring-Cusp Magnet Ring 2 parts	3×	Ring-cusp magnet rings
3	Main Flow Distributor	1×	Main flow distributor
4	High-Voltage Isolator	1×	High-voltage isolator
5	Rear Plenum Plate	1×	Rear plenum plate

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Bill of materials for Discharge Chamber

5 top-level lines · 7 rows shown · 61 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Anode Shell	ion-thruster-chamber-shell	1×	1	·	part
2	Ring-Cusp Magnet Ring 2 parts	ion-thruster-cusp-magnet-ring	3×	3	19	assembly
2.1	Neodymium Magnet	neodymium-magnet	18×	54	·	part
2.2	Magnet Retainer Ring	ion-thruster-magnet-retainer	1×	3	·	part
3	Main Flow Distributor	ion-thruster-propellant-manifold	1×	1	·	part
4	High-Voltage Isolator	ion-thruster-chamber-isolator	1×	1	·	part
5	Rear Plenum Plate	ion-thruster-backplate	1×	1	·	part

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Where the discharge chamber is used

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Space Systems 1 Ion Thruster

Used in 1 assembly

Ion Thruster

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks