Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

[allcanadian]

I am using the exact setup I found posted in this thread as shown below---minus the glass tube, I think the setup tesla2006 posted will work as well. In the tesla2006 setup he is adding another winding "on" the toroid itself to produce a small current flow/static magnetic field as he states, this is the field to be accelerated by the carbon rod field, I do not believe this is standard EM induction as the static magnetic field appears to be accelerated by something else I have yet to fully understand. He is also correct in stating the carbon rod must be matched to the capacitors, you cannot use a large carbon rod without a massive capacitor bank. I am useing a carbon electrode from a AAA battery which is cut in half, my caps equal 3180uF@200v which is on the low side I believe. Tesla2006 or "juan" posted a document that outlines the parameters of what is needed and that is what I have been using as a guide .

@BEP
I should have said that I believe this process is "like" an EMP conceptually, whether the process "is" the same I have no idea.
Regards

[duff]

@Duff,
First, my compliments to you on your experiment design and documentation. Second, did you have a voltage (can be either DC or low audio AC) providing a current through the flame? In order for the flame to be effected by the magnets there must be a current flowing through it. The current will be carried by ions (charged particles in the gas of the flame). A candle is usually used to do this. I have not personally done this, but I do think it works.

EDIT: Best to use DC. It may be hard to see the flame moving with AC input.

@xee

Yes, I mounted 17mm square copper plates on each side of the glass fixture that was used to seperate the magnet and applied 400VDC to them.  I positioned a candle flame between the plates and did not observe any pull. I also tried a tourch. I suspect the glass was interfering but that was all I tried at the time.

I did not try the plates/magnets together.


@BEP

Interesting link you provided. I had never seen flame triode before...

-Duff

[poynt99]

allcanadian,

so for a given pulsed input power Pi, you are getting a greater pulsed output power Po on the secondary?

what sort of ou ratio are you measuring?

[miki02131]

All,

I have experienced a second meltdown today. This leads me to believe that the first one wasn't an accident or connections error. However,  the reaction only takes place randomly and rarely. When it does, the results are devastating. The output heat and electricity are excessive. I am beginning to suspect we may not be able to control easily this reaction for continuous operation.

To the experimenters, if your system doesn't output enough heat and electricity to melt 16 to 18 gage wire, you haven't seen the reaction yet. Keep working at it. In the meantime, don't leave that thing unattended for even one second. It may energize out of control in no time. I am also beginning to suspect that might be the reason JLN didn't follow through with this research. Sustain operation requires extreme control that may not be disposal to the home experimenter.

A third meltdown might spell the end of the road for me. I hope we can find a simple system control before it happens. In the meantime, think about this for a moment: what if the output energy comes mostly in the form heat as opposed to the high EM output that we are currently focusing on?

Thanks,

Miki.

[xee]

@Duff,
I hope I am not wasting your time,but if I understand correctly you had the current going in the same direction as the magnetic field. The magnetic field should be at a 90 degree angle to the current. Think of a cathode ray tube in a TV. The conductors should be perpendicular to the glass plates with the flame touching both conductors. But, like I said, I have not personally done this so I may be wrong about it working.