Nathan Stubblefield Earth battery/Self Generating Induction Coil Replications

[Pirate88179]

@ Jeanna and Bruce:

So, would you hold the plastic pipe (great idea Jeanna) to the positive electrode while rubbing?  Or, would you build up a charge of several thousand volts and then dump it into the positive electorde as a pulse? I watched a physics seminar on the web and the guy from MIT said that if a spark can jump 1/2 inch it is at least in the several 10's of thousands of volts range. (20,000, 40,000)  Ouch.

Bill

[jeanna]

@ Jeanna and Bruce:

So, would you hold the plastic pipe (great idea Jeanna) to the positive electrode while rubbing?  Or, would you build up a charge of several thousand volts and then dump it into the positive electorde as a pulse? I watched a physics seminar on the web and the guy from MIT said that if a spark can jump 1/2 inch it is at least in the several 10's of thousands of volts range. (20,000, 40,000)  Ouch.

Bill

No, you pulse it. I guess that is the right term.  The main thing is not to go in the opposit way or touch the opposite electrode. (which is easy at a distance of 3 1/2 feet.)  The polarity will change if you go the opposite way, I think. 
jeanna

[jeanna]

Well folks,
Todays experiment looks like a bust. Let me explain.

I put cement pots - think flower pots without the little hole- in the ground. I filled these with dirt and added one electrode each. I put these into the ground between the cu pipe and zn rod that have been in the N-S orientation for some days.

There is no voltage anywhere. not between the pots and not between ground electrodes and pots.

I expected something because of the basil plants in separate pots (?) and the person in Texas (?) who used sand in a pot off the ground connected to the in-ground electrode.

This was nuthun. just like putting 2 sets of cells in series, but it was 1 cell.

There is information in this. I don't yet know what!

jeanna

[georgemay]

There is information in this. I don't yet know what!
jeanna

there is a patent of a multi cell battery having common electrolyte.  Maybe information is there?
us patent 4626481

George

[Pirate88179]

@ George:

"What is claimed is:

1. A common electrolyte manifold battery, said battery including at least one module having a plurality of cells, at least one common electrolyte manifold traversing said cells for transporting an electrolyte, an anode and a cathode, said one cell comprising
an anode plate having an end proximal to said manifold and an end distal to said manifold, said distal end being connected to said anode;

a cathode plate, positioned parallel with said anode plate, having an end proximal to said manifold and an end distal to said manifold, said distal end being connected to said cathode; and

a layer of insulator enveloping each of said proximal end of said anode plate and said cathode plate, said insulator layers being contiguous with said common electrolyte manifold, whereby

short circuiting of said one cell is minimized."

The above is quoted from the patent you listed.  If I read this right it says the anode and cathode are connected in parallel.  I don't see how this would generate any more than 1.5 vdc.  They mention, very interestingly I think, sea batteries which have been discussed or mentioned here a few times.  Maybe someone who knows more than I can look at the patent and see if there is anything we can use from it.  Thanks for finding it George.

Bill