Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

[Feynman]

@aleks

I saw the description but I didn't understand what you meant.  Can you draw a picture?  If you mean the collector windings there are presently two seperate windings on the collector toroid (current transformer) which are connected in parallel to an output capacitor.

[aleks]

@aleks

I saw the description but I didn't understand what you meant.  Can you draw a picture?  If you mean the collector windings there are presently two seperate windings on the collector toroid (current transformer) which are connected in parallel to an output capacitor.

Sorry for an ugly sketch, but it's all there:

Note that it is a single layer. You may wind as many layers as necessary: just make sure they are not connected to each other without decoupling.

I feel it's an insanely-looking collector, but if we are talking about displacement current I think it will work.

[UncleFester]

Can anyone explain to a dumb EE how beta capture in a copper coil can cause AC output at the coil terminals?  I could see how this might happen if atoms or electrons are ringing after a shock from the environment, but I can not see AC output as a result of beta capture.

Earl

It can't supply AC. I went over this all night and found there is a few punctures in my insulation between the neos and the toroid. So I was leaking voltage across this area and getting a remnant of the power supply which was multiplied mains @ 318 VAC @ 60hz. I was getting 158VAC @ 60hz from the toroid. I corrected this problem and found I now have 20 volts of spikes and hash from each firing of the power supply across the rod.

Still working on DC bias of the output so I can actually gather some current. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Small bias from 12 volt SLA battery seems to do some interesting things but DC current was only on the order of 105mA. I guess I should increase current to around 1Amp or more? Should I simply PWM an output of a mosfet and vary the strength and then see if I collect any more power?

What is clear to me now is that there is large amounts of energy here, just no good means of capturing most of it via a toroidal transformer. Aluminum sheet seems to collect just as much potential as the windings of the toroid. Same with air cores using 4 AWG monster cable. It doesn't seem to matter what metal you put up close to this reaction, it gathers large potential, but without directing this energy there is very little current (on the order of 20-100mA). Very frustrating.......

Sorry for the lack of schematics and images. I have not had time to draw up all my circuits because I have been taking off work and working on this night and day and quickly changing from circuit to circuit to find a correlation between input voltage and output current for a formula to help others with. Also, my camera was damaged beyond repair by a beta burst from a HV-high current discharge test I did right in the beginning. My scope (Tek TDS 3024) shut off (ugh!) but thankfully was not damaged. Cheap calculator was the only other thing I lost (other than probably not being able to have children after that).........

New camera is on the way for video and stills. In the meantime I need some feedback from other experiments and input on DC bias......

[wavez]

What's better, graphite or charcoal? The easiest thing for me to acquire are artist's charcoal sticks.

[Feynman]

I think DC bias 1-5amps in collector may give clues as to whether we will get beta particle 'flux cutting' , or whether we need to take a different approach.

@wavez
You want graphite, it is generally more pure than charcoal.  Ideally you can take apart a 'heavy duty' battery to get a pure carbon rod, using the method I posted earlier today.   That's what I did last night, it took about 45 minutes.