Captret and Tesla switch

[plengo]

I would like to share an experiment that utilizes the "Captret" (named by ibpointless2) and Tesla switch.

I noticed that the combination of the two ideas provides a simple and yet effective solution for producing light and possibly "work" for no energy cost.

On the schematic below one can see two modified caps, 2 batteries SLA 12v, one LED 5watts and a switch that is switching at a mere 2 hz frequency.

On the gig picture one will noticed that the relay is not visible. A video soon will be posted on youtube showing the whole thing working.

The two caps (as seen on the picture) are modified caps into a "Captret" where I added a clip that touches the outside casing of the capacitor and a wire connects it to the negative terminal of the capacitor.

The switch (S1) will connect the capacitor (C1) on the left to the top positive terminal of the battery B1 which is in series with battery B2. This will cause C1 to be charged to the full 24v (or whatever voltage that is). On the next stage of the switching process, C1 will than be connected to the positive of B2 (or negative of B1) where it will dump its charge into B2 causing it to charge up.

During discharge of the capacitor C1 into the battery B2 an LED will momentarily light up a little bit brighter. When S1 is connecting C1 into the positive of B1 the LED will also be lit but just a little bit less bright.

The whole process repeats to infinitum.

Even though this process has no obvious reasons to make one believe that the batteries B1 and B2 will charge up (increase both in voltage) while ligthing an LED for free as time passes, it indeed does.

Frequency is very important since, decreasing or increasing it will not work. There is a certain point where it simply works.

The captret alteration of the capacitors IS what makes this work, since I have (and many others) done this kind of "Tesla Switching" many times in the past and it always end up using all the energy available in the batteries until they simply die.

For some very strange reason I am to believe in the facts that somehow this configuration allows an "extra energy" from the capacitors to be exploited directing it to the battery B2 when switching.

Fausto.

ps: C1 and C2 are identical capacitors of 6000 uf 40v. B1 and B2 are two identical SLA batteries of 12v 5 amp/hour. LED is a 5 watts white super bright LED. Any relay will work.

ps2: videos here:

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86A2hqg_2KA
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01OmBjA0QoI
Part 3 (OU finally) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukJqJPat9Ow
Part 4 (OU+) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFO2wo6Ovk0
Part 5 (OU++) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjCwfX2nh4s

[nul-points]

hi Fausto - greetings for the New Year!


interesting developments with your Tesla Switch adaptation

remember on your self-sustaining Bedini thread we exchanged info about possible development of cap self-charge?

at that time all my earlier (2008/9) tests with cap self-charge had been down at the mV level because i'd been letting caps recharge from shorted condition

but since early this year i've been observing this effect both on caps & batteries at usable voltages (although the re-charge voltage swings are still comparatively low)

anyway, i thought i'd give you an update which may link into this whole cap re-charge issue which folks here have been observing and experimenting with for several years now


i think i may have achieved your suggestion for feeding the cap self-charge energy in with other effects to achieve a self-sustaining solid-state circuit

over the approx 19 days it's been operating a DIY cell-stack i made, the mean on-load terminal voltage has increased from 1.6V to 1.9V (varying with daily ambient temperature) and the trend shows it's still increasing

i feedback coil field-collapse energy via an LED into a 2200uF cap & then this feeds my DIY cell-stack which supplies the circuit

  http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=10174.0

thought you might be interested since you raised the question as to whether this might be possible!

all the best with your experiments
sandy

[nievesoliveras]

@fausto

It is good that you opened a new topic.

Jesus

Update:

I saw the videos you posted and you got it! Congratulations!!!
The only detail that is left is the auto switching.

[plengo]

I have posted 7 videos so far showing the progress of the voltage on the batteries going up constantly while maintaining the LED lit.

I am also working on a totally solid state switching mechanism to replace the mechanical relay. It would be really appreciated if someone could help in designing a very simple and efficient switching solid state circuit that emulates the physical simple switch of the relay.

Voltage when this experiment started was 18.36v and now after 1 1/2 days it is 18.8681v and still going up. This is by far one of my best success stories where voltage is ABOVE resting voltage while giving light and still going up.

I need help.

Fausto.

ps: video part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrLbHT66n8E
video part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qh6uY5a_C0

[rave154]

Hi plengo,

ive been keeping an eye on IBPointless's tests and yours, unfortunately i am somewhat hindered at the moment with a broken arm ( its getting better ).

Do you have any 7555's?