Earth Electrical Energy Datalogging Experiments

[altrez]

I meant scope pic.
I was melting from the heat and had no patience to check my comments. It will be hot again today!

What the scope reads is what is between the markers, right?
You might have taken the pic then fixed the markers, so I wasn't sure if the markers were in the right place on that wave. Believe me, I know how tricky it is to get a pic you can share.I have more than enough volts.
I broke the meter that can read amps and I would have to rig up a 10 ohm resistor to read the amps.
I am sure it is the problem. I had in the microamps most of the time last year.

I downloaded jim's cap idea. I do not have a 1000uF cap but I do have some 47uF caps. That configuration just might do it for me, without blinking too. I can put 2 of them in parallel too!

thank you,

jeanna

That might work. I am looking for a good cap to put on my EB. I saw some of the ones you talked about in the other thread. I will stay away from them Do you have to hook up to a Bridge before going to the cap?

-Altrez

[jeanna]

That might work. I am looking for a good cap to put on my EB. I saw some of the ones you talked about in the other thread. I will stay away from them Do you have to hook up to a Bridge before going to the cap?

-Altrez

I guess that is what I am finding out.
The ones I showed in the pic, were the exact kind Bill used for his first EER lights a led success with the video etc.

So, Bill never had to use a bridge, but since I am still not getting a light, and I have ,9v, I will try 2 things.
1- get the amps draw way down with xee2's suggested procedure, and then if that still doesn't work,

Jim's cap on the bridge.
Sounds like a sailor.

jeanna

[IotaYodi]

I have three 6 inch 3/4 copper tubing with zinc plated 3/8 all thread down the center of the tubing spaced at about 2 inches apart. They always measure the same. Ive done small plumbing copper and a separate zinc rod spaced about 3 foot apart. Its always the same. Seeing how half the earth is under the sun at any give time,its adding radiation which would seem to up the voltage. Its in a constant ebb and flow. We dont get much snow in Florida,though we have at times,but it would be interesting to see the voltage when there is snow on the ground. If you have friends in the extreme Northern and Southern latitudes as well as the equator,maybe you can get them to drive a small piece of copper and zinc rod and check it once in a while. Cheap enough.     

[Pirate88179]

Iota:

For what it is worth, most of my early experiments with the electrodes took place in the winter of 2007, some with snow on the ground.  I did not notice any difference in the output, no more, no less.  It was always pretty steady at the same levels in either day or night.  Now, that is just for my location here in south central Kentucky, it may very well vary greatly depending where one is on our planet.

Note that when I say it was steady, I meant the output levels as I could measure them back then.  This was long before I had a scope and you have all seen the shots I have done recently.  The signal is all over the place with very large spikes.

Bill

[IotaYodi]

I did not notice any difference in the output, no more, no less.

Did it change during the hot months?