Nathan Stubblefield Earth battery/Self Generating Induction Coil Replications

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@ all
Boy it's been cold downunder, coldest on record for ages 

I remembered some while back a couple of us spoke about shorted turns testers, I found a reall CHEAP one, at http://www.electro-tech-online.com/electronic-projects/14619-project-transformer-checker.html

Heres the circuit for those who carn't wait.
How it works, It seems you need to energise the tranny, then when it is disconnected, a pulse of EMF is detected by the neon, if there is a internal short in the output winding, any energy is wasted at the short, so the neon dosent light.

jim
ps I havent been checking for a while, I was relying on the joggers I get notifying me of anyones postings.
 

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[Pirate88179]

Very interesting.  Have you tried non-insulated wire?  I'm thinking of attempting something similar using
bare copper wire just to see.  I don't have much room to work here outside.  How long was your antenna?
I might be able to rig up a 10' one here.

I am just guessing but I think the insulation may be blocking/filtering some of the energy.  Maybe get some amps
with the bare wire?

Just a thought.

Bill

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