Michel:

Wow!  Then that is 600 mA's if Jeanna's numbers are correct, and I think they are. (Thanks Jeanna, I forgot he was using a resistor)  I believe that is a record here for us.

Over 1/2 amp is usable power in my book.  This gives me hope for my one day long in the future 55 gallon drum sized coil.  If this scales according to the mass of windings in a linear way at all, that would mean possibly 20 amps or so from the drum size coil.  One could run a small home heating/air unit from it.  (The circuit breaker for my apartment heat pump is 20 amps.)

There has been a lot of discussion about what a scope would tell us that I can't wait to see what it looks like.  Maybe the ac readings we have been getting from our coils mean something after all.  I agree that the way the dmms are set up that it is not accurate on reading oscillating or pulsed dc. The numbers we read so far may be too high, or too low for reality.  It will be interesting to see.  Also, won't a scope show the frequency or frequencies of our cell's output as well?

Excellent job on the coils man.

Bill

Hi Pirate,

That's seems a lot but it is like shorting the earth battery with a 1 ohm resistor and that kind of battery has very little in reserve. Even 0.60vdc is not much to work with, not even enough for a 1.5v digital clock.

Last night we had snow, the big yellow cell voltage is dropping as it doesn't seem to like the cold. It goes up when the sun warms it and drops when it does not.

I bought an analog Simpson 1701 ammeter of EBay and will get it next week. That should give even more precise readings.

Take care,

Michel

I inherited a very expensive meter (Omega with thermocouple capability) after my Dad's passing so I too will be able to look at readings and see what is what.  (Hopefully)  I still do not have access to a scope.  Even if I did, I would have to learn how to use one.  I have not given up.  Far from it.  I have just been sidetracked with trying to make a living.  I am sure all can relate.  More to come.

Bill

I am now working with the famous Joule Thief and supercaps.  My hope is to employ both of them along with the earth batteries and see how many LEDs I can light....maybe in time for Christmas.

Bill

@ All:

I know it's been quiet here for a while but here is some photos.  This is my joule thief that I built and also there is a photo of it running on a single AA bat.  I used a 10mm super bright white led which calls for 3.5-4 volt dc @ 20 mA to run.  It is rated at 28,500mcd and it is very bright.  I went with the NPN 2N3904 transistor although I have learned on my other topic "Joule Thief" that there are other transistors that might work even better.  I hope to connect this to my original earth battery, which is the electrode style, to see what happens.  I suspect that I should be able to light several good sized leds, maybe more, using this cool circuit.

Bill