Stubblefield coils (bifilar) and speculations

[protonmom]

@Jeanna
I tried to return the pm but it wouldn't let me...locked up again.  One of these days I will do my profile.  Just have not had the time.
If you go to Walmart please check out those tent spikes I bought and see if you think they are suitable for ground probes.  They better be as I have a dozen of them.  I have seven of the mag fire starters.
@Bill
I have four or five of the large batteries ready to be taken apart for the carbon rods inside.  Again, been busy with the reading.  I had figured I had better read all I could so I didn't make too many mistakes.
Still not done messing around with that pancake I made.  I re-hooked the wires in a new config and got better readings from it.  There are only two layers of bifilar windings on it so far.  I got it wet this morning, and it has been drying out all day.  It now reads at V 20... .79   At A20m.... .51  I believe those are the two readings Jeanna said mattered (without going back to her post to check)  I am thinking if I put several more layers on it, I might end up with some good reads.
As for the new B-eers, or bifilar earth energy receivers I still want to keep the old ones and try to make them work, but I also plan to make a lot of new ones.  And then there are the earth probes parts just sitting there waiting for me to put them together.  I have a lot of projects lined up.  As soon as I get my cam pics transferred to this computer I will post what I have made so far. 

[protonmom]

@Bill
What size cap should I get?  I want to get a decent sized supercap  (more than one)
I saved the link for digikey.  Is that the best place as far as prices go?  I have not been able to view any youtube or other videos yet, so I have no idea just what you used for your setup.  Could you give me a list of parts for my shopping list?  That would be for the joule thief, and whatever else you made.  Super cap, toroid, wire, resistor, LED  (what type do I use...or what size?) etc.  Time to do some ordering.
I still want to get the NC reeds.  What kind do I get?  Is there a certain number on it?  Do you have a picture of the right one?  (I have not given up on the reed switch just yet)
If anyone else has a list of parts for me, please post it.  Thanks
Also, I have a bunch of old one time cameras, and I think there are several Fugi.  Is there a certain serial number or anything so I know I am using the correct one?

Forgot to mention that I am now CAUGHT UP with the reading.  Two complete reads on Joe's forum and two reads here.  I see there are a lot of pages on the Joule thief forum so ....ouch!  Better rest up a little before I start on that one.

[jeanna]

Congratulations!
2 reads is perfect! (I think)

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Profile
look and layout.
scroll down a little and you will see number of posts per page.
Forum default is 10.
It doesn't matter if it is long or short 10.
So, if you change it to 25 or 50 you will get the same stuff at the top, but the page will continue until all 25 or 50 posts are on there. I think the joule thief thread has 165 pages.

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My opinion again says stick a couple of probes into the ground and enter your readings in the datalogging thread.

Carpenter pencil is carbon and works well. I stuck mine into some spent britta filter granules in a hole in the ground. That was pretty good. The problem with the carbon is it doesn't respond well to solder. The welding rods come with copper coating. I am sure you remember since you just read it. Mag is good too and zinc nail is what most people are doing as a standard on the datalogging, so you could make it easy on yourself and just do copper pipe and dipped nail.

Stubblefield coil is probably worth making. I made many and I can still find uses for them. More is coming up on that angle, too.

I am using the one that is made of plastic covered copper and bare iron a lot. It is the one I refer to as nongalvanic. It definitely does something. It is an induction coil, and it just might be a kind of ignition coil. And maybe more.

So make at least one with plastic (telephone extension cord) wire and plain steel wire or annealed wire on a bolt and use it with a secondary.

It IS possible to make that one 6 layers on a 3/8 " bolt and have enough room to slip a whole spool of RadioShack mag wire over it. Sand the 2 ends of the mag wire and you have a very nice secondary.

I love that I am not finished with them and I can keep thinking of ways to use them!

jeanna

jeanna

[protonmom]

@All
I sure hope we are not finished with the original NS EB.  My scientific/curious mind wont let me quit.  ("If that's all there is my friend, then let's keep winding, let's bring out the B-eer and have a ball, if that's all - there is.")

I will keep my babies- coil one and two and pancake one and try to develop them into something useful.  Then I will also make a new version with all the bells and whistles I can find.  I am tempted to try to make my own relay..but not sure if I am capable of doing that.  I can read.  I can follow directions if they are clear and to the point.  So I should be able to make one.  Today I plan to try a joule thief.  Looked at the innards of one of my cameras and I think I can understand it.  Guess I will find out soon enough if I shock myself.  I want to try the ignition coil also, so will picking up one of those to play with too.  Looks like it might rain today so that gives me an excuse to stay indoors making probes. (how much do you want to bet I will get involved in reading the joule thief forum and wont do anything else?)
I would still like a photo of the correct reed switch to use.....PLEASE.  Also, a photo of the correct super cap.  Photos just seem to work better for me.  Anyone???  PLEASE??? 

[jeanna]

OH I thought you had a problem seeing pix.
Good, you don't.

I might find some pix of the probes but a nail and a copper pipe is all I could show. I would show the cement pots.

Also the Stubblefield generators.

So this is the one made on a ...[edit: Galvanized steel bolt].... but it has a plastic wrapping over the secondary and this is the best shot before that piece of clothing went on.
This is coil #9
It has a full spool (200 feet) of red radioshack wire wrapped very carefully as the secondary.
The top is a lid from a yogurt tub with holes poked into it so the wires can be labeled and so they stay where I want them.

jeanna