Nathan Stubblefield Earth battery/Self Generating Induction Coil Replications

[hansvonlieven]

If the compass need were attracted to the iron, it should do so on the right side of the coil as well as the left.  Anyway, one of those weird anomolies.  IMHO.

I am not saying something strange is not happening here, it is just that in the vicinity of iron compass needles behave erratically. It really does not matter which pole is attracted, the south pole of a magnet will pick up iron exactly the same as the north pole. It is only when two magnets are involved that they repel each other with like poles.

Hans von Lieven

[Pirate88179]

@ All:

You all might be thinking this way already but, in case not......I am going to wrap the last (2nd layer) wind of my coil with cotton material before I stick it in the ground for a primary test.  This will not keep it spotless but it will help not to have all of the dirt in between all of the windings so when we dig up to wind the secondary, it will be a bit easier to clean.  Just a thought.

Bill

[Localjoe]

@Bruce @ ALL

Sweet , im anxious to hear your results. Here is how i think this coil could provide its own voltage to actuate the relay.
                                                                                                  Joe

[Pirate88179]

@ Joe:

Nice drawing.  Where is the electromagnet that will pull on the springy metal to close the circuit?  And then, don't we need to have a contact that breaks the circuit (the power to the electromagnet) once the circuit is closed so it starts all over again?

Or, are you using the primary coil as the electromagnet?  I am just trying to understand.  Looks easy enough to do.

Bill

[Localjoe]

@ Bill

Yes the primary coil is the electromagnet no separate coil needed .. what happens when you short the wires momentarly is the central bolt in coil body 4 pulls the springy metal towards it then the metal springs back since the connection is broke and the process repeats on its own over and over..

This is what i keep trying to tell people when i say the primary coil itself is a modified induction coil with its legs pre energized.. no need for a battery . the patent clearly states when you short the wires 5 and 6 together that it turns into an electromagnet and when they come apart the effect would be nullified. on off on off.  This is how i feel ns interrupted his primary .  Yet a rotary gap would work just as well powered by something different. so im still going both avenues.  The pictured relay's freq would depend on the length and gauge of wires used .. there resistance ect whereas the rotary gap could be made to run at whatever freq we want . so either way