First electrical power output from a Pyramid

[Walter Hofmann]

Hi duff,
very nice defense. I agree with you totally in regards to changinmg anythings on a replica, but what should be replicated?? V6 there was never a actual result given by TT nor any picture or values, WOW.
like mentioned before I did build after the  what you call "white paper" and did not see what I should , "what should I see"?
after not seeing the results expected I started carefully to change some portion and I believe I am right because now slowly I see some resluts even if it is just less.
I believe thats the way how any new ( or very old) discovery can be replicated  during testing and understand what is happen when.
greetings
walt

Fri Dec 14, 2007 - Thomas states: "I found out, that there are some guys posting to my descriptions absolutely false details. This is not because they are stupid, this is because they want to prevent success."

It appears nobody has bothered to track down who he might be referring to and where you have been lead astray but YOU HAVE TAKEN A WRONG TURN.

I need to be clear about somethings though I know it is going to ruffle some feathers.

In most cases YOU CAN NOT CHANGE ANYTHING  IN AN REPLICATION ATTEMPT!

MOST OF YOU STILL DON'T GET IT!!!

Though something looks like a capacitor it doesn't mean that that's how it functioning in this device. It's size and shape in its environment counts.

You can't take T-Fittings and change the way they are oriented in a device and expect to have the same device.

You can't change wire sizes, etc.... and the list goes on....

NOTHING SHOULD BE CHANGED IN A REPLICATION

Thomas gave us a white paper on the V6. This is much more precise information than existed when  this thread was started. Why is it that you CANNOT simply follow a design specification that has been given to you?

There may appear to be gray areas in that paper but if you follow the instruction in the ORDER that  he laid it out, in most cases, you arrive at only one logical conclusion as to what he meant.



Now, the above has nothing to do with the QUOTE.

You guys can go ahead as if nothing has happened but you HAVE MADE A WRONG TURN.

This is basically Thomas's statement not mine. You can not ignore this and expect to come up with a working device.

I think I know when it occurred and what it was but I'm not going to state it here. Why?

Because if I were wrong then I'd be leading you down a wrong path.

Go back and read prior to DEC 14.

I believe it is a major misinterpretation of construction of the device and what he stated in the V6 plan.

As I stated in a post a while back - Don't ask someone else in the forum how to construct this device. You need to read, understand and follow Thomas's instructions. Then test your device and share your constructions details so we can all learn and move forward with this.


I believe 100% that Thomas gave us enough information to replicate this and if your device does not work then YOU MUST HAVE CHANGED SOMETHING.

[skywatcher]

Here we go with the basic mechanics of the converter.   

The 4 mm polystyrol plates with the capacitor built-in between them fit almost perfectly around the 12 mm copper tubes. 

The converter can easily be disassembled because the upper junctions are not soldered.
I have drilled 10 mm holes on the upper side to get good access to the contact points of the graphite rods, while maintaining the original construction with the wires leaving the converter to the left and right side. The holes can easily be closed by putting copper foil above them and fixing it with tape.

[duff]

Hi duff,
very nice defense. I agree with you totally in regards to changinmg anythings on a replica, but what should be replicated?? V6 there was never a actual result given by TT nor any picture or values, WOW.
like mentioned before I did build after the  what you call "white paper" and did not see what I should , "what should I see"?
after not seeing the results expected I started carefully to change some portion and I believe I am right because now slowly I see some resluts even if it is just less.
I believe thats the way how any new ( or very old) discovery can be replicated  during testing and understand what is happen when.
greetings
walt

Hi Walter,

I think that the most complete instructions are for the V6 and therefore what we should try to replicate. Thomas thought by releasing that information he was protecting himself. So surely it is correct.

If yours did not work then you must have interpreted something wrong.

Please go back and read the discussion several days before Dec 14.

Kind Regards,


-Duff

[duff]

@skywatcher

Very nice construction - I especially like your innovative capacitor design.

I hope it works...

Oh, and I really appreciated you helping me out with the angles on the apex sometime back.

Thanks,

-Duff

[Gustav22]

Fri Dec 14, 2007 - Thomas states: "I found out, that there are some guys posting to my descriptions absolutely false details. This is not because they are stupid, this is because they want to prevent success."

It appears nobody has bothered to track down who he might be referring to and where you have been lead astray but YOU HAVE TAKEN A WRONG TURN.

...
.... you HAVE MADE A WRONG TURN....
...
I think I know when it occurred ....

Hi Duff,
thanks for sharing your thoughts, photos etc.
Please keep it up.

I am aware that I have introduced several shortcuts in my build, and I am not proud of it.
However...
Regarding the "wrong turn": Are you referring to Thomas' statement that the graphite rods should be able to move and be hung up in a way so that their position is not fixed? (So that they eventually can oscillate together with the sand)?

If you feel there is another wrong turn, I would like to know what you mean.
Thanks