Donald Smith Device self looping no cap no batteries bright Lights !

[TinselKoala]

Use 2n2222a, metal can type.

Or, order here if you can wait two weeks for delivery:
http://www.utsource.net/BFY51.html

[poynt99]

How can this be considered "self-oscillating" and "energy from nowhere" if it is driven by a square wave generator?

[TinselKoala]

What are the values of C1 and C3, where is the LED light set hooked up, and where are the monitoring instruments attached? Got to have those details to get started.

Has a comparison been made between the clever tri-toroid assembly, and a single toroid with three windings, of the same permeability?

Definitely don't take apart the prototype. Unless of course you need the clipleads for some other project.

[TinselKoala]

How can this be considered "self-oscillating" and "energy from nowhere" if it is driven by a square wave generator?

Hmmm.... this neck of the woods sure has some familiar looking trees in it.... have we been down this path before?

[e2matrix]

How can this be considered "self-oscillating" and "energy from nowhere" if it is driven by a square wave generator?

That's somewhat what I was asking.  Based on what gadgetmall said it would seem there's enough power to run a little square wave gen circuit.   Based on the video I saw it surely has enough to run one but I am still not certain if that's what he was using in the video.  He did make reference to using one of these http://www.rmcybernetics.com/projects/DIY_Devices/homemade_signal_generator2.htm   which would appear to be a very low power circuit.   As long as it can power something like that then it certainly fits the term 'self oscillating'.  He did state it was Self-Loop, With load, no battery no cap.   He's a well known good builder who's been at this for a long while.   I saw Lasersaber also jumped in on getting parts for a replication.  That in itself gives me considerable confidence it's not a mistake of some sort.