Okay, here is my crude experiment. This is not how I did it first, but this is how I achieved my worst results. I was going to do this a little different, but I thought it best to show how you can totally screw up and still succeed. So, the picture packet below is my worst case scenario.

http://rapidshare.com/files/271575450/Aerial_test_1.zip.html

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KNX6R0UZ

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?
f=a2711a1068f9bcff866bacf15be04d2f

It get's better from here, but I decided to take this one step at a time for those that care to follow along. I'll keep stepping it up with each post, but the pics and the set up take quite a bit of time, so be patient. I'll try to do this in 3 or 4 phases, starting with the worst which you can see above. But the tear down and rebuild takes time, but it's extremely beneficial for the sake of ruling out a glitch or freak of nature. If I can repeat my results 3 times minimum, then I know it's not a fluke. So the tear down and the set up is a pain, but also a needed thing if you ask me.

Besides, I have a camping trip planned for the middle of October, and I want to light the camp ground from my system. So, practice makes perfect, I guess.

Anyway, I hope you like the pics. If you have any questions, you know where to ask them.

Thanks,
t3t4

Sorry, but I forgot to mention that my aerial is 16 feet from ground in the pic's and the meter reading from my circuit was after "one" hour.

t3t4

@ dllabarre

Wow. This is very interesting. I have made a drawing to see if I understand what you are doing. Is this correct? How much voltage do you get?

I too would like to see some data. But no Xee2, that's not what he's doing. Although, you made a very nice diagram. Good gob!

t3t4

t3t4
Some of us who have crappy, outdated, useless computers (well, not too useless) would appreciate it if you could do as Jeanna said about re-sizing the pics and then PLEASE post them to this forum instead of supplying links.  I cannot always get to those links.  Could you do that for us?
Perhaps what you might want to do is go ahead and leave your "blooper photos" at the links and then post the "working photos" here?  I am not really interested in the bloopers all that much...sorry.  I would much rather see what actually works.  Others, though, might very well be interested in them.  I just don't have time for too much side-tracking.   Please consider???  Thanks