Nathan Stubblefield Earth battery/Self Generating Induction Coil Replications

[Chad]

well ive been tinkering again and tried a few more tests with water temp, well i placed a 400v 2uf cap between the terminals and plunged the whole thing in hot water again and got a small increase of about 20mv, then i plunged it in the cold water and there was a slight fluctuation, then came the strange thing... i took it out the water and the voltage started dropping slowly then rapidly crashed all the way to "0 vdc" then the voltage imediatley began to rise again but it had switched polarity?.

I removed the cap and tried but couldnt get the polarity to switch back, no matter what i did the copper had become the negative terminal and the iron was positive, so i replaced the cap and repeated the proceadure and the voltage crashed and then recharged and switched polarity once again?.

Any ideas on how or why this would happen?.

[Pirate88179]

@ Joe:

OK.  I got it now.  Thanks for the explanation.  The only reasons I might lean toward the rotary method is first, the variable range of freqs. and second, it would not draw down on any energy production to send to the secondary.  I am not sure if the design in your drawing would lessen the energy we would have to pass to the secondary or not.  I like looking at all approaches anyway. We can see which works best.

Bill

[jeanna]

@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

I am pretty sure I am with you Joe.

If I understand this,
this is a nice simple spark gap type of thing.
(Simulatneous posts again!)
!!!!!!!!!
Isn't high voltage the thing we need to make this spark the gap?

Is a spark going to happen with 1 or 2 volts?

I think we need to look for a way that inherently activates some 'static' right  here in the design. I think it is all right here.

@ Am I the only one that thinks that those beer cans on the stakes are these batteries? I mean the part under the sphere and over the hemisphere?

Also, NS said the secondary needed protection. From what? Could it be driving rain? or could it be the coronal discharge?

jeanna

[Localjoe]

@Bill
     Exactly 

If we were to use the diagram hans posted with a separate induction coil and a battery i think we would incur those losses, but if the way i show in the diagram is used its should not affect the strength of it so to say.  I agree with you about the rotary gap for ease so hopefully i  will find an easy way to mount something light to the motors i have here ready to go. 
                                                                                               Joe

[jeanna]

... so i replaced the cap and repeated the proceadure and the voltage crashed and then recharged and switched polarity once again?.

Chad,

I am not understanding the relevance of your tests to this NS battery.

Although I am also looking for a capacitance building a spark, I don't see what this hot water and reversed polarity is doing for you.

I am sure you understand why you are saying these things and trying these things, but I am not following.

Could you please explain the connection?

thanks

jeanna