I tried to rebiuld a Don Smith Device

[Google]

Dr Bob,

What happened with your Don Smith device replication efforts. Would you like to share your results with us. 

Best,

[dieter]

Good pdf on page 1 (chapter3 or so), other than thst, I think this thread was resting in peace.
Funny Smith Generator, 8 neodyms, couple o coils, 400 kilowatts :-) , just don't forget the neodym powder sprinkles... Well I wish it were so easy. Tho, basicly the designs and theories look good.

[Google]

Dieter,

I am trying to replicate don smith device in which one primary is magnetically coupled to 4 secondaries and loading the secondaries doesnt load the primary due to pure magnetic coupling.

My one primary and 3 resonant secondaries are ready.

I am using a 12 V 7Ah accumulator for powering it. Battery is connected to an 18 watt CFL inverter circuit and inverters output goes to a flyback bsc25 t1010a.

Flyback is a latest fresh piece used in televisions. Flyback pin 1 and 10 are input and pin 6 and HV are output.

I have connected two homemade leden jars in parallel to flyback output. And these parallel  wires are connected in series via a spark gap to the primary. Not using earth connection anywhere.

However I have an earth wire to watertap and that wire when brought 1 inch close to HV output side gives loud earhuring blue clattering sparks.

But surprisingly when brought close to the other side of output there is hardly any spark, just a small soundless faint thin arc that dies when the distance is more than 4 mm.

Why so ?? Shouldnt both the sides of HV output give same spark while close to earth wire ??

Is it due to the inbuilt hv diode on the hv main output of flyback and no diode on other hv output ??

What is the reason of this anamoly ? Before I go further I want to resolve this.

Best,

[Jimboot]

This is a great looking Mazilli driver that I'm building built with a TV Flyback. I've seen some good results from others that have built it. Should fix your small spark

[dieter]

Google, I can't answer your question, but you're scaring me with that HV thingie connected to the water tap... be careful. Some wrong wiring and a kid or so in an other room could be zapped, and caps+HV=pushing roses.


Some of smiths stuff sounds pretty good, plausible. But the fact that he said he always omits some info has made be keep on searching elsewhere. I hate to dig in the dark.