Recharging a capacitor in a different way.

[stevensrd1]

Here is one of my designs that recharges a capacitor in a unique way.

[e2matrix]

Thanks for sharing,  looks sort of like an Avremenko plug with an antenna.  I think I tried something similar a while back.  It did charge a cap.  If you are in the U.S. and your house is wired correctly and you have polarized plugs (one slot is a little longer than the other) then the hot side will be the smaller slot (usually on the right if the ground lug is on the bottom).  But always assume both are hot until you know for sure. 

  How fast does your setup charge and how much voltage do you see on the cap? 

[stevensrd1]

Well I was using a 6.3V 3900uh cap the other night,,let it charge all night. When I stuck the meter on it I think it was around 6.58 volts or something like that. Then I stuck a motor on it which ran for like 3 seconds very fast. Strangely I think the negative may be doing the same thing since I now have the cap going only to a ground and an antenna and its charging too, but will it fully charge on the ground I dont know yet.

[the_big_m_in_ok]

Thanks for sharing,  looks sort of like an Avremenko plug with an antenna.

J. Naudin did something similar:

http://jnaudin.free.fr/html/afep01.htm
http://jnaudin.free.fr/html/afep012.htm

Naudin's work looks like what stevensrd1 has; stevensrd1 just has something simpler.  Avramenko said wire transmission isn't attenuated by a longer wire.  Naudin proved that.  Stevensrdi might try the same thing with a longer antenna or longer hot 'lead'?

The Tesla hairpin circuit transmits power over distance the same way.

REEDIT:
http://www.cazv.cz/2003/2002/tech1_02/Strebkov.pdf
(This paper is mostly in English, but has some amount of calculus to contend with, for those who're unfamiliar with the math.)

Also, you might want to step down the voltage to 12VAC and use a lower voltage capacitor so as not to possibly kill yourself while touching 110/220(Europeans) VAC line mains voltage.

--Lee

[ibpointless2]

Are you "stealing" electricity or are you still being charged for using the hot wire?

A very neat idea for charging a capacitor.