9v Battery on Open TPU?

[CTG Labs]

Dear all,

Please see the photo below.  Does anyone agree this is a 9v battery for powering the oscillators?


Regards,

Dave.

[poynt99]

Hi Dave.

I would have to disagree that this is a 9V (coppertop) battery.

If you use your imagination (zoomed in or not) it could appear to be one in this particular capture, but it looks like the space between the two white areas is empty or has something else there, rather than the black portion of the battery. Check some other frames too.

Also, isn't this the video (one of the two in the garage) where the cameraman boldly asks SM "Is there one?", referring to the device using a battery? It would have been difficult for SM to have said "No" with it in such plain sight, wouldn't you agree?

.99

[CTG Labs]

Hi Poynt,

I would have to agree with you now, I have checked some other frames and here we can see a clear gap between the two white objects, whatever they are.


Regards,

Dave.

[poynt99]

There's a battery in there somewhere though, no matter how small.

.99

[BEP]

Dave,

I had also ruled out a visible battery in that location. While examining the clips for a battery I recognized the two white objects are very possible pulse transformers. The case size, shape and light coloring match devices I see every day. I also decided there were two small transistors (maybe FETs) between the two possible pulse transformers.

My best opinion only.