First electrical power output from a Pyramid

[duff]

I've had a setback -

Everything was assembled in pyramid - grounds, secodary capacitior, etc and was getting ready to inject saltwater solution when I noticed one of my endcaps had shifted outward a couple of mm. Don't know when it happened but as a result I uncertain of the condition/position of carbon rod. I decided to disassemble, check that rod was not broken and repostition before proceeding.

Unable to get unit apart - wedged. bent tubing trying.

Now I have to rebuild power pickup assembly.

-Duff

[Walter Hofmann]

Hi duff,
You are a pure guy, but I was there too and I have rebuild for the same reason at least five times till I finally found out that as long as you dont have a short between the rod and the pipe it makes no difference. you can easely check this with a DVM set for check continuity.
good luck
greetigns
walt

I've had a setback -

Everything was assembled in pyramid - grounds, secodary capacitior, etc and was getting ready to inject saltwater solution when I noticed one of my endcaps had shifted outward a couple of mm. Don't know when it happened but as a result I uncertain of the condition/position of carbon rod. I decided to disassemble, check that rod was not broken and repostition before proceeding.

Unable to get unit apart - wedged. bent tubing trying.

Now I have to rebuild power pickup assembly.

-Duff

[duff]

Hi duff,
You are a pure guy, but I was there too and I have rebuild for the same reason at least five times till I finally found out that as long as you dont have a short between the rod and the pipe it makes no difference. you can easely check this with a DVM set for check continuity.
good luck
greetigns
walt

Walter,

DVM would not help in this case - no salt solution was installed.

Actually I was going to correct the alignment anyway and if the rod was broken I would have taken care of it also.

I see where the problem is now with the copper fittings. There in no real stop in there. If you push hard it just keeps going up into the joint. It affects you tube lengths as well depending on how hard you set the tube.

I'm looking for copper set screw to fix that mess...

Something I thought was interesting when I unwound the coil. Out of curiosity I measured the length. It was 100 centimeters. So TT made the coil length the same length as the base & sides.


-Duff

[supersam]

@all,

when are you going to figure out that you don't have the information neccessary for any replications of tt, until he finishes, something anything.  look back and take a serious look at what you have.  what a possible frame with alot of unanswered questions about that or at least several ambiguos answers as if no real thought was put into answering any questions except with "you guys are super and doing great, yes" , that must be it this time guys, so whatever you do don't try anything else because you might piss tt off and he will never come back.  START THINKING OF SOME REAL EXPERIMENTS YOU MIGHT DO WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT TT THINKS!!!!!!  JEEZ!!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

lol
sam

[Walter Hofmann]

Hi duff,
Hm I never have seen copper fitiings without a stop here in the US except come continious couplings and I work with them pretty much every other day. do you use the same size fittings like the pipes?
the DVM was ment for checking if the rods create a short against the pipes.
greetings
walt

Hi duff,
You are a pure guy, but I was there too and I have rebuild for the same reason at least five times till I finally found out that as long as you dont have a short between the rod and the pipe it makes no difference. you can easely check this with a DVM set for check continuity.
good luck
greetigns
walt

Walter,

DVM would not help in this case - no salt solution was installed.

Actually I was going to correct the alignment anyway and if the rod was broken I would have taken care of it also.

I see where the problem is now with the copper fittings. There in no real stop in there. If you push hard it just keeps going up into the joint. It affects you tube lengths as well depending on how hard you set the tube.

I'm looking for copper set screw to fix that mess...

Something I thought was interesting when I unwound the coil. Out of curiosity I measured the length. It was 100 centimeters. So TT made the coil length the same length as the base & sides.


-Duff