PhysicsProf Steven E. Jones circuit shows 8x overunity ?

[kooler]

(I would like to encourage replications (and learning), and so I'm proposing a small "contest" -- to see who can reach the lowest Pin for any JT-type circuit.  (See, e.g., attached)    Pin to be measured by this method, cap + stopwatch for Pin.  LED present, visibly glowing.
Incentive (wish I were richer; this is just to make it fun; I just found $100 tonight I didn't know I had!):  Lowest Pin in one month -- on July 17th,  will receive $100 minus ($microwatts/10). 
THus, my entry today would be $100 - 170/10 = $83.

Just for fun -- and learning!

hey,hey
paypal??
100$ nice
what voltage you want me to use.. with that 0.17 watts..
any jt type circuit or can i use a two transistor circuit..
12.7 seconds on a 1000uf cap.. rgr that..
i don't have to put all those resistors in there do i.. like ur circuit..
can i use more than one led..

let me know buddy..
robbie


psss.. money talks.. haha

[Tudi]

does that include antena type energy captation by some components ? can i use like really long wire ?

[Pirate88179]

My money is on Kooler or possibly Gadgetmall for this prize.

This is a nice idea for this contest, thank you for putting it out there.

Bill

[JouleSeeker]

Thanks, Bill:

"My money is on Kooler or possibly Gadgetmall for this prize.

This is a nice idea for this contest, thank you for putting it out there.

Bill"

You raise a valid caveat, Tudi: 

does that include antena type energy captation by some components ? can i use like really long wire ?

OK, I see what you're saying -- and no, this prize would not be for pick-up from the electrical grid or from radio signals.  No poaching off the system (which after all is poaching off of us with bank bail-outs, etc)...  And that "prosaic source of power" may be a little tricky to exclude, but a Faraday-cage test would do it, or operation a long ways up in the mountains (around here), or in a deep cave...

hey,hey
paypal??
100$ nice
what voltage you want me to use.. with that 0.17 watts..
any jt type circuit or can i use a two transistor circuit..
12.7 seconds on a 1000uf cap.. rgr that..
i don't have to put all those resistors in there do i.. like ur circuit..
can i use more than one led..

let me know buddy..
robbie


psss.. money talks.. haha

  Glad money talks, Kooler, ... to get us going and add a little spice to life.

More than one LED and/or transistor is fine; eliminate or add resistors and caps as you wish, and other components. Test at no lower than 2.0 volts on average -- note that my example was a test from 2.55V down to 1.5V, so average just over 2 V.

[xee2]

... I'm proposing a small "contest" -- to see who can reach the lowest Pin for any JT-type circuit.  ... LED present, visibly glowing.

This is a circuit I posted some time ago. It is not OU. Input power can be reduced even more by increasing R and C values, but LED will get dimer. I am sure kooler has some circuits with even lower input power.