Testing the TK Tar Baby

[TinselKoala]

I'd like to know if any of the published scope shots or spreadsheet dumps from the NERD RATs show signs of a bipolar gate drive pulse from the FG, or, equivalently, a positive offset of more than 2 volts in the base level of their negative-going pulse drive.

In the case of the earlier Quantum COP>17 device, which was claimed to produce load heating at a duty cycle of 3.5 percent ON... and whose performance was analyzed on that basis by the claimants at that time..... I found, and others after me found, that the published 555 timer in that case actually produced an inverted duty cycle at the load, in other words the load was ON 96.5 percent of the time. So the load heating wasn't anomalous at all, as I was also able to show, using their timer circuit and duty cycle. Their claims of battery recharging at that time depended on another ad-hoc numerical attempt at integration of a spiky power waveform, by people who didn't understand numerical methods, integration, power, or waveforms. In other words, it was another comedy of errors, misinterpretations, and distortions of data.

In the present case I am able, once again, to get close to some heating profiles they have mentioned. And... an extremely simple set of maladjustments and buttonpresses and scoposcopy allows one to do this. It even happens " inadvertently " during the "tuning" process. I imagine the device needs to be re 'tuned' anytime anything is moved on the workbench or somebody else comes into the room. Each time it's being "tuned" it dissipates power in the load, but isn't being monitored. When it's finally "tuned" and the data collection begins, the load is already hot and the oscillations don't need to pass any substantial power.

But my batteries don't seem to be recharging themselves. Darn.


@MH.... When I do the capacitor test, do you think my batteries should be fully charged, or partly depleted as they are now? They are just beginning to drop below 12 volts no-load, after several days of fooling around.

[MileHigh]

TK:

I don't think that it's super critical but if I was in your shoes I would recharge the batteries or do Plan B stated below.  That way you are are certain that none of the batteries are sticking out like a sore thumb where one of them has a higher output impedance than the others.  I would find that annoying.

Since I am here I will mention another thing that I would do.  Rosie has never really known the health or state of charge of her batteries.  If I was managing five or six batteries I would keep a trusty 5-watt or 10-watt resistor handy of a certain value.  I would use the resistor to spot-check the batteries for their voltage drop under load - i.e.; a way of spot checking their output impedance.

So, if you don't want the hassle of recharging your batteries, you can just take that trusty resistor out of your Koala utility pouch and spot check the batteries before the cap test.

Knowledge is Power, and why not an intentional pun.

MileHigh

[TinselKoala]

Hey TK,

Your right about the NERD RAT testing, you would think that any of the authors that appear on the papers that were submitted for publication in a accredited journal or magazine would be all over the proof or verification of the COP>INFINITY claim. Especially Donovan Martin whom owns Donix Embedded Systems http://www.donixes.co.za/  specializing in "electronic circuits" and his name appears in all four (4) papers over the years Rosemary was a part of. You would think Donovan would be around right now backing up the claims in the COP>INFINITY papers and posts at OU Rosemary made .... but so far a no show ever. 

FTC

I'd like to speak with Mr. Martin myself. There are one or two points I'd like him to clear up.

[TinselKoala]

I like the idea of the simple load test. A hefty resistor of 10 ohms or so, hook up, take a reading at ten seconds. Thanks...

And I bought another battery today, so I have 4 the same, even if three have already been touched by the Tar Baby.

Does anyone think that the Ainslie Effect could happen at 24 volts? That's all she claimed were needed for the earlier COP>17 device, IIRC.


And.... I cannot seem to get significant load heating when only the Q2 mosfets are oscillating from a strictly negative-going gate drive signal. And certainly my batteries aren't recharging, in spite of the nice AC stuff happening. (Oh... maybe the LEDs are preventing this. I'll remove them for further testing since we know what they show by now.)

Is anyone prepared to try to convince me, before I try them, that the IRFPG50 will give results that are significantly different?

[picowatt]

TK,

When checking the batteries with an external resistor such as the 10R, make sure you note the open circuit voltage as well as the loaded voltage.  You'll need both Vopen and Vload to determine the Rinternal. 

Apologies in advance if this is another low pitch...

PW