Magnetic Resonance Devices based on Don Smith Concepts

[Yucca]

peter, your HV supply and multiplier in the video looks like it could be useful for these types of circuits, nice work, modular units are very handy for trying different things with.

Your LOPTX based device will probably come in handy too, must have a reasonable power if you got a lifter up with it. I´m pleased with the performance of my LOPTX HV module running in self resonance with one transistor, it´s opened up the world of HV to me. (maybe youve seen this vid already):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMl3pXvJ-mY

edit: I missed this earlier:

Now i know i am not strong on theory but when i think about the way the secondary is wired in parallel and then think about a conventional transformers secondary then i would imagine that they are subtractive and the net result would be very little output.
If he used 2 20 turn secondaries and wired as per a conventional transformer secondary we would get double the current, so i wonder if he has made a mistake in the drawing after all he does show 2 separate secondaries not 1.
My guess is that he is trying to receive 2 units of energy for every 1 unit he puts in less losses.

Smiths diagrams do have contradictions in them, purposeful obfuscation maybe? Smiths HV power module (laser PSU) is probably a few watts but he claims kW figure on the output. But your 1:2 theory sounds more believable lol.

[MasterPlaster]

A video showing some strange behaviour on my rig, any theories to explain this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BFca2xGpaA

Yucca,
Perhaps the surrounding air moisture is responsible. Try heating the area surrounding the spark gap with a hair dryer/air gun. This should give you a clue.

[Yucca]

Yucca,
Perhaps the surrounding air moisture is responsible. Try heating the area surrounding the spark gap with a hair dryer/air gun. This should give you a clue.

Thanks for giving it thought, but I think I may have worked it out... The cap on the HV module DOES get quite warm when running, this maybe causing it.

I was only thinking about the aircoil board parts, sorry guys!

[xenomorphlabs]

Thanks for giving it thought, but I think I may have worked it out... The cap on the HV module DOES get quite warm when running, this maybe causing it.

I was only thinking about the aircoil board parts, sorry guys!

If you have a 2nd equal cap, you could make a switch and switch between them and see if that changes when using a cold unused cap after operation. But that might not be of priority for you hehe

[Yucca]

If you have a 2nd equal cap, you could make a switch and switch between them and see if that changes when using a cold unused cap after operation. But that might not be of priority for you hehe

good idea, I´ll try that tomorrow.