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A little something Grumpy passed along...
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/museum/test-pm.htm
General interest pertaining to many different areas of FE research, including the Ainslie device.
In particular from the above article, this sums things up quite succinctly:
QuoteThe clear implication is that perpetual motion promoters simply don't know how to do energy, power, and efficiency measurements properly (or don't want to).
.99
Hey Poynt!
Thank you on behalf of everyone for creating this thread.
That link looks like a fun read, thanks Grumpy!
It will be interesting to see the final Ainsley paper and analyze it. Perhaps even reverse-engineer it. lol
Even right now there is some low-hanging fruit, but what the hey...
It's gonna be a really big sheww, a really big sheww.
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Thanks for this thread, Poynt. Can't wait to see what comes out of it.
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Hey Gobaga, it's time we had a board like this here at OU. Stefan agreed it was a good idea, so here we are.
Obviously the Ainslie device will be the first, as it is fresh in the minds of many. It's unfortunate actually, that the AT (Ainslie Team) is poised to prematurely submit this paper. Had they the sense to pause, listen, and try the many proposed solutions/improvements I (and others) have suggested along the way in the other thread, they could save themselves much embarrassment. There is little to no chance that any paper based on the erroneous data they have acquired thus far will be accepted by anyone that has any merit in the industry. Not only the poor data itself, but the poor measurement techniques as well will be quite evident to any respectable engineer that may review the paper. They've been more than duly advised and made aware of the deficiencies in both the data and the method being used to acquire it. All the diagrams and explanations required are there for the taking, so there is no excuse really for what is sure to transpire, but alas, one can only lead a horse to water as the saying goes.
In the mean time, and as time permits, I will be putting together a more formal exposition of the problem analysis and solutions for this particular apparatus.
Let's try to keep things on topic, but have fun while we're at it. This will be an extremely useful topic for those that could use a good dose of guidance (such as the AT) in order that they be properly prepared before making any claims of OU and such.
.99
Hi Poynt,
To get serious, I read Grumpy's link and it was a good read and I learned a few things. They mention using a light bulb and its perceived brightness as a way of comparing power levels. It is worth adding that a lot of people work with LEDs, and LEDs are not the same as a burning light bulb filament. Human visual perception comes into play with LEDs and perhaps also for very tiny light bulb filaments. LEDs can switch on and off much more quickly than a light bulb filament. An LED that flashes briefly and brightly above the human "flicker" threshold frequency can appear to be brighter than a LED that is dissipating pure DC power.
Most eight-segment LED numeric displays are actually scanned so they briefly flash at about 60 Hertz. This is done to save power while having the same apparent brightness.
On the "fun" side if you were a little proto-nerd like me, starting as a child you were using your eyes as a built-in scope. You took a calculator with a red LED display into the darkness and then looked at the display as you swept your eyes from right to left at a constant speed. By doing that you create a "scope trace" across your retina and can easily see that the calculator display is flashing.
MileHigh
Good observations about the LED's MileHigh.
I'm not even too crazy about the light bulb method myself, as it can be quite subjective, but it can do in a pinch and to get a ballpark comparison.
I like the link Gobaga posted at the other thread. It's to Hal Puthoff's site, ETI. If the AT is serious about their claims and don't trust a third party group such as ourselves to test it, they should submit the device to Hal's group for scrutiny.
Here it is again: http://www.earthtech.org/about/index.html
.99
Quote from: poynt99 on November 19, 2009, 04:24:32 PM
A little something Grumpy passed along...
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/museum/test-pm.htm (http://www.lhup.edu/%7Edsimanek/museum/test-pm.htm)
General interest pertaining to many different areas of FE research, including the Ainslie device.
In particular from the above article, this sums things up quite succinctly:
QuoteThe clear implication is that perpetual motion promoters simply don't know how to do energy, power, and efficiency measurements properly (or don't want to).
.99
I would agree that a lot of people in the FE community don't do proper measurements, but there are people in the "free energy" community that know how to take proper measurements who are claiming > COP 1.
For example the companies that are working on cold fusion. Also I'm working with scientists on highly shielded diodes & piezos that are producing DC power. A EE, by profession, is working on the piezo research where he purchased a piezo, shielded it, and saw the the piezo produce DC power. I have placed a piezo element (Radio shack part # 273-073) inside a thick Hammond Al diecast chassis that was covered in a 2 ft diameter layer of thermal insulation that produced DC current for over a month. It was still producing DC current, but I had to stop the experiment to do other experiments.
Paul
Just a little reading material to help get this thread started:
http://www.earthtech.org/experiments/Hathaway_Nightmare_List.pdf
Paul,
There are some folks out there that do have a handle on performing power measurements, but the vast majority do not, particularly on these forums.
I thought the measurements on the Ainslie circuit would be relatively straight forward, but I was wrong. I did the testing myself, and I not only have a pretty solid background in electronics, but also with test equipment. Now, I've never claimed to be an expert, but I do have the background and I do try to apply myself, which is what I have done over the years and in particular most recently with the Ainslie circuit and its measurements. I still have plenty to learn myself, and learning I am.
I've gained a lot of knowledge and experience most recently while working on and researching these type of difficult measurements, where not only high frequencies and transients are involved, but the need to measure both current and voltage accurately is required. To the unaware, a few inches of wire is just that, but in reality things are quite different. Probe positioning is everything. Grounding, a nuisance that must be strictly dealt with, etc. It is all indeed a real challenge, but not an insurmountable one.
Single-ended probes may be usable in testing this apparatus, but only if testing is "built-in" or "designed-in" from the very start of the project. Clearly this was not done on Fuzzy's setup, and was only partially implemented in my own, but not to a sufficient level. Accurate measurements are paramount, and as such, the DUT should be designed around this requirement. This is not a trivial endeavor as some have assumed, and continue to do so.
The clear solution is to build up the DUT with testing clearly in mind and use the appropriate probe types. And that is part of what this thread is all about.
.99
poynt99,
I could agree with that, except I would add that testing the Ainslie circuit is extremely easy by measuring temperatures; e.g., Calorimeter. A calorimeter does not have be expensive. A quick method is with thermistors and a simple circuit. That way you deal with DC, not AC. You did this for the load, and you were so close to completion, so why not spend the short amount of time completing this for the mosfet? If one gets interesting results, then they can spend the $ to buy an prefabricated Calorimeter.
It should be said that your temperature measurements showed that the Ainslie circuit did *not* produce more power output on the load than from the battery. So the only last hope for the Ainslie circuit is also testing mosfet heat production, but I seriously doubt it would be enough for > COP 1.
Paul
I'm not discounting the calorimetry method at all for these measurements, however it would be rather difficult to obtain one for the power being supplied to the circuit by the source.
The only method available to obtain a POS (power output from supply) measurement, is through the use of either a shunt resistor (filtered or unfiltered) or a current probe, and the source voltage (filtered or unfiltered).
This is the crux of the argument regarding the AT's results. Their POS measurements/calculations are not based on good data. Proof of the Ainslie claim only requires the POS and PIL (power into load resistor) measurements. The PIL measurement was obtained using a DC control test and came to about 4.5W. That leaves the POS measurement, and thus far the AT has not produced an accurate one.
The means to do so is not only well within reach, but has been repeatedly spelled out for them. Their refusal to utilize the suggested methods to obtain the accurate measurements required, is a sure path to not only rejection of their paper (if they in fact do submit one) but perhaps even public ridicule after the fact.
It's unfortunate that stubbornness, pride and delusion reign over common sense in this case. Since the AT refuses to listen to anyone that questions their path, perhaps the true wake-up call will only come when the "no thanks" response to their paper fully sinks in.
.99
They can believe what they want, but you may as well do the last final temperature measurement on the mosfet since you know better.
As for measuring power produced by the input source (e.g., battery), they have no valid argument for using a DC current probe. A good DC current probe will have add less inductance to the circuit than a 4" straight piece of wire! And it will add sub-pico farad capacitance. So the DC current probe is about as passive as it gets. The other method is too measure the DC voltage across the shunt with an ultra high impedance voltage meter, which often uses a FET op-amp input stage.
Anyhow, I say take the final mosfet temp & control measurements so we can bury this Ainslie claim. Why keep it going? Completing the measurements could save new comers a lot of time.
Paul
Hi 0c.
Thanks for that link. I read that before and was going to post a link as well, but thought those that want to know, will do so. ;)
.99
Hi all,
I've been on other things for the last week and have just caught up. I'm glad the other thread has finished because it was going nowhere.
As Poynt, MH and I have emphasised to Rosemary, build quality of the test circuit is of utmost importance as well as the correct equipment. At least Aaron had the sense to bail out in the early stages having publicly displayed his ridiculous mess of a test circuit!
It amazes me that Rosemary had the audacity to make a COP17 claim for a circuit that she clearly could not accurately draw because she had no record of the exact circuit and build details of the original setup testing by her 'experts'! As Paul said at the beginning, a claimant must be seen as genuine and sincere before time and effort is spent by others in investigating that claim. Her failure to produce full circuit and build details at the outset should have been ample justification to terminate her forum thread way back.
It now only leaves the AT to cobble together a submission to the real 'experts', which I really cannot see happening.
Hoppy
Quote from: poynt99 on November 20, 2009, 01:18:16 PM
I'm not discounting the calorimetry method at all for these measurements, however it would be rather difficult to obtain one for the power being supplied to the circuit by the source.
The only method available to obtain a POS (power output from supply) measurement, is through the use of either a shunt resistor (filtered or unfiltered) or a current probe, and the source voltage (filtered or unfiltered).
This is the crux of the argument regarding the AT's results. Their POS measurements/calculations are not based on good data. Proof of the Ainslie claim only requires the POS and PIL (power into load resistor) measurements. The PIL measurement was obtained using a DC control test and came to about 4.5W. That leaves the POS measurement, and thus far the AT has not produced an accurate one.
The means to do so is not only well within reach, but has been repeatedly spelled out for them. Their refusal to utilize the suggested methods to obtain the accurate measurements required, is a sure path to not only rejection of their paper (if they in fact do submit one) but perhaps even public ridicule after the fact.
It's unfortunate that stubbornness, pride and delusion reign over common sense in this case. Since the AT refuses to listen to anyone that questions their path, perhaps the true wake-up call will only come when the "no thanks" response to their paper fully sinks in.
.99
Quote from: Hoppy on November 21, 2009, 04:39:21 AM
It amazes me that Rosemary had the audacity to make a COP17 claim for a circuit that she clearly could not accurately draw because she had no record of the exact circuit and build details of the original setup testing by her 'experts'! As Paul said at the beginning, a claimant must be seen as genuine and sincere before time and effort is spent by others in investigating that claim. Her failure to produce full circuit and build details at the outset should have been ample justification to terminate her forum thread way back.
It now only leaves the AT to cobble together a submission to the real 'experts', which I really cannot see happening.
Hoppy
Hi Hoppy, good to see you back. Your level-headed demeanor is always a welcome presence.
I agree with the above regarding the lack of information, but at the same time I am willing, and already have given the AT that concession. I think what matters now is that they are currently testing a circuit with the backing of the "inventor", and certain claims are being made based on data their team has acquired with the Tek scope.
Indeed the goal posts have been moved several times by the AT, and I think regardless of that fact, the integrity of their measurements speaks for itself and quite clearly they are not usable. Regardless of operating mode or frequency, the results have been erroneous.
Incidentally, Stefan asked me a question via PM that brought something to light; yet another inconsistency and moving of the goal posts. The answer was the realization that Fuzzy is not using the so-called aperiodic mode of oscillation in all his testing. In actuality, this is more of a quasi-aperiodic mode I have called QAM, but at any rate, this begs the question, why is he not using this mode, since according to the inventor, it affords much better "gains"?
So again, I can look past the requirement for good documentation to start with, since the AT have been documenting somewhat as they go along. What matters is the claims and the evidence to substantiate those claims. So far the AT have not been able to substantiate the claim of COP>1, never mind COP=17.
.99
Most Likely the AT is anticipating this post, so rather than disappoint...
Evidently they aren't going to admit it, but quite clearly the Ainslie Team (AT) has finally implemented part of what I have recommended as an approach to improve the integrity of their measurements. This is evident in two tests that Fuzzy has performed, namely #12 where all the probe grounds were relocated directly to the bottom on the shunt resistor, and in test #13 where the shunt probe tip was moved from the MOSFET source directly to the top of the shunt resistor.
Notice in comparing the three scope shots the marked decrease in the amplitude of the negative shunt voltage excursion and the related spikes. This is precisely what I had predicted would happen if the shunt inductance was reduced. Moving the probe tip and ground lead connection points directly across the shunt resistor (as I show in my diagram as a first approach improvement) has done just that.
So they are apparently heeding at least some of my advice, even though when first posted, rather than show some gratitude, specific effort was expended to denigrate and insult, and to trivialize my contribution. Nonetheless, making this small change is progress on their part.
If they were to implement the second part of the "First Approach" improvements by sampling the battery voltage through a separate sense lead (red sense lead in my diagram), they would find that the false elevated battery voltage indicated by the Green trace in Fuzzy's scope shot, would commensurately be reduced by about 40% (I estimate). The remaining voltage bump is present because the black return wire to the battery represents a minimum of 60% of the total inductance which is still a problem. If point P5 can be successfully utilized, the decrease could be much more significant, perhaps as much as 90%.
Moving forward to the "second approach" improvement would allow almost the complete elimination of the false battery voltage bump.
The result of minimizing these false battery voltage and shunt voltage levels, is to make the measurements more accurate, and bring the power calculations closer to reality.
There is much more detail which has been exchanged with my contact at Tektronix, but what is included in this short document is more than sufficient to explain the problems and correct solutions to get the right measurements.
http://www.overunity.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=348
(click link and see download link at very top of page, or click here: http://www.overunity.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=348)
.99
Okay, I think it is better to set all the battle people on
read only and keep the threads as they are and just lock them
now, as no new technology info is posted right here....
So, if the users who are battling about this come
again to a conclusion, that they want to share their
newest hardware findings and will post
circuit diagrams, they should just contact me via email
and I will reenable their postings right.
I think this is the best compromise for now.
Regards, Stefan.