Does the Earth Have a Net Electric Charge, and Can That Be Tapped?

[Pirate88179]

RR2:

I hope that you recover quickly.  Stuff like this happens but it sucks when it does.

Bill

[ResinRat2]

Thanks Bill,

Actually I am much better already. Somewhere on this site (I can't remember or find the link ) someone mentioned a therapy where alternating hot and cold compresses are placed on an injury to help it heal. I spent my entire day yesterday alternating 30 minute hot and cold compresses on my injured knee and ankle. By the end of the day ( over twelve hours or so, I kind of lost count ) I was able to walk and get around. This morning I was able to bend my injured knee over 90 degrees without pain and I went to work. I am not at 100 % by a longshot, but I am able to function and do my job fine.

RR2

[ResinRat2]

Hi Everyone,

Today I tried to get the PVC pipe down into the ground using the same method. Once again the dirt kept falling out of the pipe about 90% of the time and little progress was made. I was finally able to get the pipe down about four feet when all progress to go deeper yielded no results.

I cut an extension cord, frayed the ends of the wires, and forced one end into the hole, covering the bottom.

The second cord was frayed as well and inserted only a few inches into the ground, but about five or six feet away from the hole. The difference reading was only a measly 37 mv but the deeper wire was positive, which was reverse to previous experiments.  I hooked the corresponding negative and positive lines to a 8000 uF  30VDC capacitor with a skottkey diode to the negative lead and let it sit for about four hours. The capacitor has a reading of 56mv, but now its negative and positive poles are reversed. I think I just ruined my Cap, and this probably means my initial positive and negative pole readings were wrong on the wires in the ground. The deeper wire should have been considered as negative.

So I just short circuited the wires by hooking the together and I want to see what happens.

I will check progress tommorrow.

Thanks for your interest.

RR2

[loosecannon]

been reading a few of the posts in this topic and fiind the idea very intriguing, but i do question the use of DMMs as opposed to using an analog voltmeter.

DMMs are inherently less stable than analog meters and i think this could confuse results when looking for very slight potentials.

RR, i noticed you came up with 56mV in two separate tests. to me this says that your DMM (i am assuming thats what you are using, but i havent read all the posts yet) might show something similar no matter where you put the probes.

if you can get an analog meter to budge, then i think you might have something.
sorry for posting before i read all the posts.
i will begin right now.
LC

[sm0ky2]

been reading a few of the posts in this topic and fiind the idea very intriguing, but i do question the use of DMMs as opposed to using an analog voltmeter.

DMMs are inherently less stable than analog meters and i think this could confuse results when looking for very slight potentials.

RR, i noticed you came up with 56mV in two separate tests. to me this says that your DMM (i am assuming thats what you are using, but i havent read all the posts yet) might show something similar no matter where you put the probes.

if you can get an analog meter to budge, then i think you might have something.
sorry for posting before i read all the posts.
i will begin right now.
LC

i was using an analog meter when i mearued the voltage of my trees outside. There is definately something there. i would like to see this effect amplified, perhaps by deeper wires as was suggested.

and maybe watering the tree first might help.. just a thought...