It might be good to put the cap plates accross the input pins of an OpAmp configured for very high gain, and then use the OpAmp to drive the multimeter. The device and OpAmp would need to be placed in a fine faradic cage, one that would allow earth flux to penetrate but not EM interference.

Quote from: giolvasrulez on March 01, 2009, 10:13:42 AM
No, I didn't precharge, because the text was clear about it when talking about a discharged capacitor (not charged)

Nevertheless I am trying right now to charge the capacitor and I will post the result.

Your original post above also said "chargeless". Guess I favoured the diagram. Thanks for trying.
-Steve
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Quotethought I'd throw out this suggestion: hook a lead from a D Cell battery's negative terminal to the negative plate, and one from the positive of another battery to the positive plate.  I'll try it when I get home.
Bob

Tried this arrangement without a compass, with some very minor voltage increase in the cap. Will try again with the compass and different caps, neo positions in the next couple of days. I used a 1000uf 50V electrolytic cap with arrangement as quoted above, stack of neos pointing roughly north ahead of, but between 2 terminals.
Bob

to Bob Smith: Have you achieved anything yet?
Can you post a picture of your arrangement?
Thank you.

Hi all,

Why not surround the neo magnet with plexiglass and an aluminium plate on each side like in the Testatica with the plexi blocks between the "U" shaped magnets? Plexi is a static electricity attractor.

http://predmet.ru/rasnoe/%D2%E5%F1%F2%E0%F2%E8%EA%E0/Free%20Electric%20Power1/FEEE/

Take care,

Michel