Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

[twosox]

ok this is it, everything is adjustable, even got 2 pickup coils so i can cover the full length of the rod. theres 4 bias coils which can be altered and moved about, lots of magnets aswell incase the coils don't have the desired effect.

[zerotensor]

@twosox:

How big are the pulses you are applying to the rod?

Do you mean that you are biasing the big coil with 12V and you see no additional output when you send a spike of current through the carbon?  Not even a ripple?  Are you measuring the output across a load?

I'd get those small coils out of the way.  Maybe put them to the sides a bit...

The caps look like they should be adequate, although non-electrolytic (e.g. mylar) caps will stand up better to repeated high-intensity discharge.

Your setup looks good.   It seems you have all the basic elements.  What are you using to switch the output from the caps?

<edit>  Upon rereading your post, I gather that you haven't yet tried pulsing the carbon.  Of course, in this case, "nothing" is what you should be getting, so all systems GO, mate!  </edit>

[twosox]

thanks zerotensor.

it should be up and running soon, got a new circuit to follow.

the transformer is 1kva 12-0-12, so i'll be using it in 24v mode and hopefully get the
cap bank to charge purdy quick between pulses, wasn't sure about the coils directly on the rod, when
it fires they'd probably pick up the pulse and something will pop somewhere, i'll use them
as extra pickup coils i think.

[allcanadian]

I thought you might find this interesting
The january 2008 copy of Discover magazine "100 top science stories of 2007", # 37--"How killer electrons form in space".
The highlights------
1)Superstrong pulses in earths magnetic field can drive electrons to near light speed.
2)Magnetic storm triggered by a coronal mass ejection, a plasma spitball shot out by the sun.
3)The influx of energetic particles create waves in our planets magnetic field.
4)The ultralow frequency waves made the planets(earth) magnetic field lines oscillate and accelerate electrons travelling along the field lines to extraordinary high speeds.
5)ULF waves are standing waves that stay in their location and vibrate like a string.

Now lets do the math
In our device we discharge a capacitor bank through a graphite rod, this is an electrostatic event as in highlight #2 above.This electrostatic event radiates outward against a permanent magnetic field (PM or coils) and produces oscillations in this field as in # 3 and # 4 above. This static PM field in oscillation super-accelerates electrons travelling along its field lines as in # 4 above and it just so happens these electrons are in close viscinity to the conductors of a toroid thus inducing a current in the conductors. The permanent magnetic field in oscillation produce standing waves as in # 5 above thus an alternating current is induced in the toroid.

So now you know , as Tesla knew 80 years ago, there should be no mystery surrounding this device as it is based on a process found almost everywhere in nature. Tesla discovered this process from his research into lightning and his "currents of high potential and frequency". We can explain this device with grade 10 physics, what you have not considered is form and function- that is the dimensions required relative to the magnitude of the electrostatic disturbance. The properties and qualities of the materials relative to the electrostatic event. The graphite rod is of little importance, if you understand the quite natural process driving this device you can use many different materials.Studying effects is a dead end road we have to examine cause if we are to understand what it is we seek.
Best of luck

[Rosphere]

hmm, my brother has just got himself a kiln, thin clay tubes, i'll see him tonight.

interesting read about silicon carbide, when heated the silicon evaporates away and whats
left re-forms into graphite, maybe have better alignment within the graphite.

I wonder how carbon nano-tubes would perform.