Nathan Stubblefield Earth battery/Self Generating Induction Coil Replications

[Pirate88179]

@ Joe:

I should have been more clear on my photo of the circuit, sorry.  I just went from minus side of cap to minus side of led.  The reason for the open plus side wire is so I can use it as a crude mechanical switch.  When I connect it to the plus leg of the led, it lights.  When I charge it on the cell, I can leave it open. (unconnected)  What you can't see in the photo is that on the minus side of the cap. I soldered a very small extension.  This way I have somewhere to connect my alligator clip to.  When I want the led on and to be charging the cap. I just pinch the circuit closed by connecting the led plus leg to the wire using the alligator clip from the lead from the plus side of my cell.  It holds it together ok.  I didn't think about it but I guess this is wired in series afterall.  It is such a simple circuit that I can get easily confused.
If this does not answer your question, please let me know.  Thanks.

Bill

[Localjoe]

@ Bill if your bending the lead back to the plus side of the cap its in parallel same polarites to each other ... Um but does it work the way the pic looks like carbon to  led + lead and mg to the cap plus lead.Thats what i thought you were telling me before and why i asked how is this working?   But Han's setup is a real good idea to try hopefully that works for us to increase our voltage potential.

[jeanna]

Hi all,the book was boring, of course.
I woke up with the next idea.
I am in the middle of making cement "cups" out of big yogurt tubs. I will fill these with earth and use the pots to hold individual electrodes. Maybe there will be enough separation to get some added voltage.

Hans, isn't your last drawing what we have done before? as soon as we put a second set of cells into the earth the voltage goes down , usually to zero. Maybe I missed something in your drawing?

Joe, I think Bills circuit IS parallel. he has the neg leg of the led attached to the neg side of the cap and the pos side of the cap is hanging out in the picture, but it will attach to the pos end of the cap.

I wish my components would get here soon, (I plan to make something with the wires soldered so it is easier to tell.)

Bill,
I wonder about this charging the cell thing. You are only using 12 volts and getting an effect, maybe  the AC wires from the grid really are charging the earth? I am out in the country. The grid is here but my set up is easily 100 ft from any power company wires. I get better results with the same better elements, but I don't get the numbers you are getting. I don't remember ever getting a reading higher than 1.09v. ? I will check.

[hansvonlieven]

@Jeanna,

I am thinking here of a test with polar alignment of the whole array. I do not know if this has been tried

Hans

[jeanna]

but when i put the cap hooked to my leads and then the led directly off of it it does light constantly so thats where my ideas for a biger resivor so to say came from, the rate at which the cap is charged is pretty fast
                                                                                                                                 Joe

I missed that you also got a led to light. (so many posts so little time) How many volts are you getting?

Maybe we just need to make a home made cap so we can hold enough voltage. ?

I may try this charging thing too. I never saw much last winter when I was playing with static E. Could be I was doing something wrong or my materials (Al foil and plastic cups) were too weak. Hmm. More likely I totaly forgot to get out the led set up.

Magnesium rims what a great thought! I think I have them on my own car. (late 80's)

jeanna

Hans I will look carefully
I didn't realise it but I missed a whole page before I made my last post
(Yes, 9 volts from Bills battery not 12.)