Pulse charging capacitors

[TinselKoala]

@turniton: I already know that it would work better. I am well familiar with the effects of self-inductance on high-current power bus circuits. Thanks for reminding me--those caps are just mounted for convenience using some of their original brackets from the laser pulse supply (there were about a hundred of those caps in parallel, in an oil tank...)
In some of Tesla's circuits he sought to minimize self-inductance, hence the ribbon conductors and single-turn primaries; in others he sought to maximize self-capacitance, in bifilar spirals and so forth.
I think.

[jadaro2600]

Why is hard to except the fact that an all pervading energy that flows and is part of all things and replenishes it and sustains it exists. Scientific evidence has proven time and again that temperature does not interfere with it; it has a wave function and frequency and exerts atomic pull, and has gravity due to mass quantity, is multi-dimensional, exists both in the forefront and background. And depending on its intensity and quality can produce different effects.

It seems as though the Aether is like a Cartesian coordinate reference frame that we have yet to tap in to.  I understand that there's energy to be had there, in some form.  But Tesla's high energy discharges, if set off with frequency, would no doubt cause resonance, even in the most obscure structures.

It would be interesting to know a little more about his lab and the surrounding building.  Everything isn't without effecting the other - this is basic chaos theory.  I would also be interested to se if disharging those bursts effected the power grid in any way.  I know when someone shorts out a light socket in the neighborhood, or an arc welder goes to work, there's all kinds of flicker.

As for pulse charging a capacitor, I'm reminded of a ball bouncing back and forth or water sloshing back and forth in a tub, etc.  If you pulse charge the capacitor, maybe diode protecting the pulse would keep things in the 'tank' better.  Knowing that a capacitor has to have time to charge, it might be feasible instead to use special diodes as channel locks to avoid an potential backwash or blowback.

..perhaps I've misunderstood the devices though.  Maybe a series discharge or parallel discharge would also do the trick.

It really depends on whether or not you want current out of the discharge or just voltage.

I found this gold mine of capacitors in a broke automotive audio amp, there's dozens of them in there, along with npn, pnp switches and about half a dozen other circuits i don't know anything about ..i look forward to reclaiming them.  Having said that, npn, pnp switches may also be useful in pulse charging a capacitor.

Off topic a little: Do any of you know how to test a pnp npn transistor? ..i've got a tester that has a plug for testing these, but I don't know how to read it much less what the readings mean.

[turniton]

A transistor is nothing more then a set of diodes, Basically... Do some basic diode checks with a voltmeter - set on diode check- see the following web pages.

http://www.electronics-radio.com/articles/test-methods/meters/multimeter-diode-transistor-test.php

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/tran.htm

http://www.tpub.com/neets/book7/25h.htm

Most of those capacitors in the car amp will be rated for 35volts or so... nice components however inside.

http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/basics/basic-electronics.htm

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~elec201/Book/basic_elec.html

http://101science.com/transistor.htm

Hope this helps!

[jadaro2600]

Much thanks!

[turniton]

@TinselKoala â€" have seen all your video’s. very impressive. I really liked the rubber ball going back and forth in the dirod experiment! I bought a book about it but haven’t had the time to experiment. You should put a magnet inside the rubber ball, insert inside a plastic tube and put a coil around that thing! LOL!  Should generate a bit…

Mentioning the oil tank, I have two 3ft x 3ft oil filled transformers from an xray machine with diodes inside! Rather cool when I was taking one apart, nice hv transformer, lots of small #28 or so wire. Didn’t find any caps however ;-(

Your right on Tesla’s circuits for minimizing self inductance and maximizing self-capacitance. ("radiation resistance") minimize all resistances- I have read almost all the patents, he has a theme going on…he found something… best guess is the new grid he was trying to build, hence the newer wireless power patents, too bad we didn’t adopt the idea… pulsed dc is so much better and more efficient. We have it if we choose to adopt it however. Very slick thinking on Tesla’s part.

Your resonances and power output would be far more efficient and act father with “more smaller winds” on your two secondary Tesla bifilar coils above the main primary bifilar coil. The more windings the higher the potential (exponential output) and the longer the distance for the same power input. Maximize your secondary & reduce your ground resistances and see what happens. I have had a single small generator, centrally located; turn on fully, four 4ft florescent tubes in each corner of my room 10ft away due to perfect tuning and design, no wires. It does work nicely. You can also put the secondary coils on the loads directly and effect at a distance when tuned.

check this out!!
http://www.teralab.co.uk/Electronics/Tesla_Coil_1/Tesla_Coil_1_Page1.htm

Good Luck!