New TPU build

[ramset]

Wattsup's info
http://www.purco.qc.ca/ftp/Steven%20Mark/

Chet

[poynt99]

I see, I had assumed that many of you had a produced working units and expected at least a general theory of operation.

Definitely not. As far as I know, the overunity prize has not been claimed, and you would certainly have heard by now if indeed someone had shared information about a "working unit".

I've seen most of the SM demonstration videos - is it generally accepted that his TPU did what he claimed... or are there doubts to his credibility?

There are always doubters...some justified, some not.

On reading what I have, my initial thoughts were that it would be the interaction with our planets magnetic field that comes into play, but all that I have read is very fragmented.

I would agree that there is an interaction, but I would not go any further than that.

If I can just establish a few basics here:

This the problem. Even the basics have been elusive.

The collector:  Is this basically a coil of heavy insulated copper wire, the load of which would be placed at the open ends?

That is one possibility.

Control coils: Are these (3?) small coils wound around the collector coil and spaced equally apart?  Are these control coils then pulsed at various frequencies (harmonics) in order to induce a current in the collector coil?

Good questions. Another clear example of no known consensus due to lack of information.

I read once that once the current was flowing in the collector coil that the unit became gyroscopic. In other words it took more effort than expected to move the unit or rather alter its angle in space. This would certainly suggest that there may well be an interaction with the Earth's magnetic field.

Yes, as stated above.

Spherics are the guys with the Mobius Loop TPU aren't they, which would seem to be a variation on SM's unit.

No. I was referring to the "Complete information on working SM style device" thread here:
http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=4297.0

Are most people thinking along the lines that it is the back EMF from a fast decaying pulse to the control coils that gives the kick in the collector coil? And that at the correct frequencies this kick becomes enormous?

I do not know what most people are thinking regarding this. That paragraph alone has the potential to open at least 4 cans of worms.

Is it in fact a mini particle accelerator??

Good question. I will ask this: what is meant by "particle" in this case?

Sorry so many questions, I'm just trying to pin down a few basics and understand what I am trying to achieve rather than blindly going about a build.

As we all are...hopefully

.99

[Farrah Day]

Thanks P99

Good question. I will ask this: what is meant by "particle" in this case?

I was thinking electrons.

Blimey, I had no idea so little had been established. I had assumed I'd have a little more to go on - this is going to be far more hit and miss than I was expecting.

[poynt99]

Thanks P99

I was thinking electrons.

Can conduction electrons in copper be greatly accelerated? Generally, particles that are accelerated are in terms of some type of plasma, either pure electrons as in those boiled off a vacuum tube cathode, or charged particles used in cyclotrons etc. Is the TPU "boiling off" electrons from the collector or controls perhaps? Good question again. Some people think so.

Blimey, I had no idea so little had been established. I had assumed I'd have a little more to go on - this is going to be far more hit and miss than I was expecting.

There are some people that will tell you that much has indeed been "established". Established as fact? Probably not. Take in all "information" with caution, is my advice to you.

.99

[Farrah Day]

@P99

'Scepticism' is my middle name, nevertheless I'm always prepared to stay open-minded on these things.

With reference to the particle acceleration statement, I was thinking that as the voltage rose, the electrons in the collector would so increase in velocity... but of course I was only speculating anyway.