Carbon Arc Spark Gap COP Calculation

[Elvis Oswald]

The WH Gen is a electrostatic generator and produces DC.  The fact that the transformer gets power to the secondary circuit without the spark gap is because no DC is completely flat. 
So it's no wonder that a spark gap would provide enough spikes to increase inductance in the transformer.

I bet if you plugged the WH Gen in to a power inverter you would get even more charge on C1.

[magnetoelastic]

Without a corresponding measurement of input energy, you can make no conclusions.  Otherwise, all you can claim is an increase in output energy, nothing more.

[hartiberlin]

Yes, Bill, did you try to hook up the spark gaps to your Battery charger system yet ?
Does it increase the charge in your batteries ?
What is then the COP ?
Thanks.

Regards, Stefan.

[gn0stik]

Well then why is the transformer even necessary? Why can't we Just measure Ein, and Eout without it, since it may be skewing the results? If the power gain is a function of the spark gap, it should work regardless of whether or not a transformer is involved.

[magnetoelastic]

When I take the spark gaps (plugs) out of my automobile i get NO POWER out of it at all!  I think we may be on to something!