How the Gray Tube Circuit Works

[qiman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfxP9lBAao

[Steven Dufresne]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfxP9lBAao

I watched that one earlier today. How well does the wheel move when the magnets and coil are arranged with the wheel such that the forces are more tangential instead of radial? Also, this was all with the spark plug (and your DC/static circuit of course) and no gray tube, right? In any case, very cool.
-Steve
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[tishatang]

Hi

Do you think that this is also the secret of the Swiss Testatika, using static electricity colliding with DC current?

Tishatang

[forest]

Let me quote something and you will see that static electricity is not only ions but Ghz oscillation...

"I attacked vigorously the development of my magnifying transmitter, now, however, not so much with the original intention of producing one of great power, as with the object of learning how to construct the best one. This is, essentially, a circuit of very high self-induction and small resistance which in its arrangement, mode of excitation and action, may be said to be the diametrical opposite of a transmitting circuit typical of
telegraphy by Hertzian or electromagnetic radiations. It is difficult to form an adequate idea of the marvelous power of this unique appliance, by the aid of which the globe will be transformed. The electromagnetic radiations being reduced to an insignificant quantity, and proper conditions of resonance maintained, the circuit acts like an immense pendulum, storing indefinitely the energy of the primary exciting impulses and impressions upon the earth and its conducting atmosphere uniform harmonic oscillations of intensities which, as actual tests have shown, may be pushed so far as to surpass those attained in the
natural displays of static electricity."

Nikola Tesla

[qiman]

The permanent magnets don't work too well because they are so weak, there is hardly any magnetic field left to them. So the coil hardly had anything to push against. Only the rectangle magnets had some strength even though they're beat down but the shape is wrong for the core. Need to try with round neos. For real torque, would still use radial but the rotor should be more hotdog shaped so long magnets the same size or opposing coil. Magnets obviously being the easier one to build for starters. And, Marvin Cole may have had permanent magnets originally and not the opposing coils that Gray was using.

The speed of Gray's power supply has 6khz.

Also, I have done this exact same thing with the tube and it works the same. Just much quieter.