Crystal Power CeLL by John Hutchison

[Feynman]

I think this area of technology is highly promising, but the materials fabrication process will be very important.

What you want is to get induction of quantum phenomenon. . .  sorry I cannot be of more help at the moment. Perhaps try higher frequency curing?  (ultraviolet, gamma, x-ray).  Hutchinson on the video appeared to use high voltage to activate his cells.

[Koen1]

@Sutra: nice post! Thanks

The polarity is variable: on some points of the compounds positive is negative or vice-versa....poor alignment?

Yes, could be, or it could be localised zones with very localised polarisation of their own, I have
seen this in a few test bakes too. It was quite confusing for a little while, but that seems to be the
explanation: very locally, small "clusters" of the ingredient materials bind together to result in
a localised polarity that is not aligned with the main or indended polarity.
I have noticed this appears to happen more in mixes with a relatively high pure metal content.
Or at least, in my experiments it does.

Resistivity from more than 1 Mohm to about 7 Kohm adding pressure to the compound or tapping it with something

Sorry, so you mean that the effective resistance rises when you add pressure? Piezoelectric resistor?
Now that is interesting Not really the intended effect, but clearly some type of piezo-effect. Cool.

Pity, if I could eliminate porosity, the results may be more interesting...

Yes, porosity may hinder effects. So eliminating it should increase any effect.
The material you describe has a relatively high aluminium content, and of course
pure Al will oxidise, and alumina (Al2O3) is known for its tendency to form porous
materials, as is the alumina-silicon ceramic. If you could eliminate or decrease the
oxidation of the aluminium powder, you might be able to significantly limit the formation
of pores and alumoina itself. Aluminosilicates (Al:Si approx 1:1) on the other hand is a geopolymer
binding agent and can form relatively solid blocks with relatively low pore content,
which is structurally very tough. You may want to look into that, or similar geoplymer binders?
Also, adding "filler" of very small particle size may work, if the particles can "get into"
the pores somehow during the manufacture process but before actual solidification...

Your block there looks very similar to some of the test materials I have made,
also a porous rock with very low voltage and (near) to zero amps.
The effect of voltage temporarily rising or dropping when the materials are
shocked or pressed on, that I have also seen. But I tend to ignore it for
the most part, as it is not at all the effect I am looking for.

Thans again, good luck with your experiments!


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[Feynman]

Hello friends

I spoke to John Hutchison tonight on Paranormal Radio.  I asked questions about the crystal power cell.  Here is what I've learned:

-Is silicon dioxide a necessary ingredient (quartz)?
"I wouldn't focus on that, no...." -John

-Activation...What sort of voltage and nature are we talking?  Do we activate with high voltage pulsed DC?
"HV pulsed DC , salts, stable, act as a buffer between metallic plates very close together covered with epsom or                other salts that are piezoelectric in nature." -John

-What sort of resistance do you see in your cells?  (we are seeing internal resistance of 10 Megohm in ours).
"not right" -John

-John, here is a list of ingredients to one of Ian's replications.  Can you provide some hints, are we on track or off-track etc :

-- ian middleton --
31.3gm         fine grain sand
15.5gm         fine iron pyrites dust
1.5gm           borax
2.0 gm          calcium carbonate
2.1gm           sodium carbonate
2.1gm           crushed  tourmaline

"Noooooo... all that stuff is working against each other.  You  want    #
   germanium, galina, iron pyrite, rochelle salt, fine sand." -John

Later in the program.... he mentioned:
"rochelle cells: germanium, galina, pyrites
cost wise: very cheap. " -John

"iron pyrite from japan is best.  old germanium diodes from military surplus euqip had excess energy to them.  the germanium diodes would put out energy. that's how i got the idea." -John

I also asked about activation later in the program... this time John said you want
"12-20kV, continous (DC) , very clean signal.  If you start getting melting or exploding cell etc something is wrong."-John

And lastly, the best cell John has made put out 3V at approx 3A. We all owe John our gratitude for helping the open-source community.

[Nihilanth]

Yay. Info out of Hutchison other than "Hi please join www.hutchisoneffectonline.com nice to meet you."

[Feynman]

Rochelle salt
Potassium sodium tartrate



It is a colorless to blue-white salt crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. Its molecular formula is KNaC4H4O6?4H2O. It is slightly soluble in alcohol but more completely soluble in water. It has a specific gravity of about 1.79, a melting point of approximately 75 ?C, and has a saline, cooling taste. As a food additive, its E number is E337.

It has been used medicinally as a purgative but in more recent years its piezoelectric properties have been more important and it has found usage in phonograph pickups and other sensing devices.

Rochelle salt (potassium sodium tartrate, NaKC4H4O6) can easily be prepared from potassium bitartrate (KHC4H4O6) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). First heat a potassium bitartrate solution. Add sodium carbonate to the still hot solution. Add sodium carbonate until no more reacts (Effervescence will occur). Filter the solution while hot and then heat to evaporate the water. After continued heating potassium sodium tartrate will precipitate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochelle_salt



Germanium:
Look it up you lazy!!!




Galena
Lead sulfide (PbS)



Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is the most important lead ore mineral.

Galena is one of the most abundant and widely distributed sulfide minerals. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system often showing octahedral forms. It is often associated with the minerals sphalerite, calcite and fluorite.

Galena is a semiconductor with a small bandgap of about 0.4 eV which found use in early wireless communication systems. For example, it was used as the crystal in crystal radio sets, in which it was used as a point-contact diode to detect the radio signals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena