Solved! How Edwin's tube and Paul Baumanns machine works.

[aether22]

Update:

Parvel Imris's 'Optical Electrostatic Generator' has been reasonably established as the same core effect: http://www.rexresearch.com/imris/imris.htm

Also it seems the effect is reproducible.

Since Baumann's device is claimed to be based on the nature of lightening, then it can be reasonably assumed that all 4 devices are using the same reproducible radiant capacitive effect.

It is also worth noting that on learning of Hiddink's effect I wondered if the same was being done with Teslas tube powered car and Joseph Hiddink happened to mention to me that he thought it was, if so that is 5!

Nevertheless this technique does seem to be a comparatively rare way of going about electricity production, but not unique.

[Kosh]

TH Moray could have used the same idea inside the special tubes he made.
The antenna would be a "scape route" to electrons.

[aether22]

I have heard his tube had a rather large capacitance, though I believe he also used another more commonly used FE principle.

[aether22]

Stiffler managed to get a single pulse that messed with electronics in his lab, clearly replicating the effect Hiddink got.

I hope he does not have a problem with me sharing that, I assume he won't though as with further research he has managed to make a circuit based on the effect and has posted the video though it is a bit different and to be honest I don't fully understand the circuit yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR1KOy0hbuM


Since the general lack of interest is deafening, let me clarify.
The principle effect behind Edwins tube has been replicated, meaning that is seems that replication of Edwins tube or a similar and possibly superior device is relativly straightforward.

That is IMO reasonably noteworthy!

[eldarion]

I'll break the silence--WOW!!

I've been working for the past couple of days to try to get something set up to test this in my lab.  I am familiar with HV, safety, etc.  I like Dr. Stiffler's choice of Xenon strobes; they will have a much faster quench than the flourescent tubes.

It makes so much sense...really you are drawing energy directly from the environment, as the environment becomes the other terminal of your capacitor.  I wonder if this will work in space?

Do you know how the propulsive aspect of this technology works?  Is it actually electrostatic or possibly aether related?

Eldarion