Lasersaber's Long Distance Wire Battery

[tishatang]

Hi lasersaber
Seems you have an ideal place to experiment.  Sorry I cannot view youtube at this time to see your videos.  Moving water over a conductor will generate electricity.  Maybe you can tap this potential by using coaxial cable if you have some to experiment with.  Lay the coax cable in the water.  The outer layer will shield the inner conductor from shorting out with the water.  There should be voltage generated between the inner and outer parts of the coax?  Could be static charge buildup over time, watch out!

Maybe static high voltage would be added to your low milliamps for power gain?  wouldn't that be something?  Usually can find old coax cable at yard sales or recyclers.

Thanks for willingness to experiment and share.
tishatang

[jadaro2600]

I take it you're using unserved wire ( non insulated )?

It would be interesting to see further results; does it matter how much wire there is, does it only dictate the miliamps it produces?

where could I get this magnesium wire from? ..is it available in normal places ( welding shops maybe )?

[lasersaber]

tishatang,

That sounds like an interesting idea.  I may have to give it a try some time.  I kind of doubt that you could get more power than you would with a simple paddle wheel.  So far I have just used the creek for testing.  I have been burying more of my wires in the ground and they seem to work just as well or better than in the creek.  I have not yet noticed an effect from the water flowing over the wire.



jadaro2600,

Use bare uninsulated wires.  Here is where I buy my magnesium ribbon from.  I ordered the 11 rolls.  But I started my experiments with just one roll.  With it I was able to run a small electric motor.  Be careful as the ribbon will break if you bend it back and forth.

Magnesium Ribbon 25g - 1 Roll! $6.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnesium-Ribbon-25g-1-Roll_W0QQitemZ290366215591QQihZ019QQcategoryZ104233QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Magnesium Ribbon 275g - 11 Rolls!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnesium-Ribbon-275g-11-Rolls_W0QQitemZ290366217702QQihZ019QQcategoryZ104233QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[jeanna]

Jeanna,

I see that your voltage increased.  I have not noticed a voltage increase with distance before.  How many milliamps did you gain?

Sorry, I must have blown my fuse a while back. There is another one around here somewhere!
I need to get enough volts to be above the silicon minimum, and so I am still trying to improve the volts. I am way behind you on EB results.
.9v and 43mV last summer did not turn on my germanium transistor, and this summer I will remove the base resistor. I had been increasing it, on advice and never tried to reverse. (I know I should always try the opposite, but I forgot that time.)

thank you for your excellent work,

jeanna

[crowclaw]

This is really cool.

What happens if you snake the wire back and forth going the length?
Hard to describe.
I am thinking about the farmer.
here is a drawing of wire going East to west
E-----------------------------------------------------w
here is one doing the snake thing I an thinking might work:
E/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w

You tested the wire in the water coming back and it did not add, but maybe this will and might be easily tested??

jeanna

This zig zag arrangement could be interesting!!! Receiving antenna's are designed much smaller than they used to be a few years back due to new discoveries in design (Fractal's) by the use of angles and precise dimensions. The same 1000 ft of wire arranged in this way could possibly produce the same results but without going the distance, thus making use of a smaller space... who know's worth a try!