Recharging a capacitor in a different way.

[the_big_m_in_ok]

Are you "stealing" electricity or are you still being charged for using the hot wire?

A very neat idea for charging a capacitor.

I was under the impression that if the power doesn't interact with the Neutral line side or socket Ground, it's not going to affect the power meter you're being charged utility bills with.

At least that's my theory.  To test?  Eliminate all ghost or phantom loads in your house/apt/work space.  Then measure voltage and/or current while looking at the billing meter yourself for any reaction(movement/digital number changes), right?

Be careful for the wattage involved!!  One mistake could be your last, especially using 220VAC.  Very, VERY risky!!

--Lee

[stevensrd1]

I would not say its stealing any electricity,,first of all its such a small amount of power,,however Im sure one could charge a very large cap, but that would prob take a few days..Second I think its working by induction,,or rather the energy thats naturally just wasted or leaking from the hot wire in the first place. But I dont think the meter knows anything either way,,unless it is sent back through the ground wire,,which goes back through the meter and into the earth. But looking at it from another angle,,one could make a novelty item from it,,clock that uses no power or something. On the power cord,,one prong being plastic,,using the other hot, plop up the clocks antenna and it would run a clock,,meaning something digital,,very low power. Of course many of us have done that with a crystal radio,,and it only uses a ground and an antenna,,but will power a digital watch too..Still neat thos,,thats why I mentioned it...

[forest]

that way I could charge 1uF 400V cap to 90V in 1/2 second from 12V battery using self-running relay
yes it works and it works good with grounding to iron
didn't checked with antenna, good point !

[stevensrd1]

I posted a video on a fast way to recharge a capacitor with a plasma ball at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ4ysq8mBnk

[the_big_m_in_ok]

I posted a video on a fast way to recharge a capacitor with a plasma ball at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ4ysq8mBnk

@stevensrd1
Is that highly efficient in terms of power consumed compared to the power available in a fully charged capacitor?

--Lee