Crystal Power CeLL by John Hutchison

[wintermuteai1]

Had some thoughts on all this. You already discussed Tourmaline, Topaz is another.
In addition with the problems of polarizing etc, I wondered if you take some iron filings, and use an electromagnet to np one batch and sp another batch you could try using this at either end of the mix. In reading TT Brown's papers he seemed convinced that the energy fluctuations were the greatest affected by energy coming from the great attractor. It seems to me that if certain stones do indeed gather zpe/radiant/whatever your fav term is, it bears further investigation into a means to integrate these natural materials into useable form(which is what we are all trying to do I know). I have been wondering if there is a way to amplify this energy using different stones along with other forms of energy such as magnetics and naturally occurring means. It seems the correct mix must produce the desired outcome. I am very interested in this thread indeed Keep up the great work everyone!

interesting read somewhat:
http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/farrington-gems-and-gem-minerals/page_046

All gems when rubbed upon cloth become, like glass, positively electrified. Gems differ, however, in the length of time during which they will retain an electrical charge. Thus tourmaline and topaz remain electric under favorable conditions for several hours; but diamond loses its electricity within half an hour. The electrical peculiarities of differ­ent species were at one time used quite extensively for identifying them; but owing to different behavior under different atmospheric conditions little use is now made of such tests. Besides developing electricity by friction some gems become electric upon heating. Such are said to be pyro-electric. To test a stone, or rough piece of mineral for this property, it can conveniently be held in forceps and heated gently in a colorless flame, such as that of a Bunsen burner or alcohol lamp. The amount of heating should not be much over 100° C. On withdrawing the stone, it will, as it cools, if pyro-electric, attract bits of tissue paper or straws. Tourmaline is perhaps the most strongly pyro-electric of the minerals used as gems, and the property affords a means for identifying it. Topaz is another gem mineral which usually exhibits this property. Some topaz also becomes electric when subjected to simple pressure. This is said to be true of some crystals of Brazilian topaz if they are pressed between the fingers in the direc­tion of the vertical axis. Electricity developed in this way is known as piezo-electricity.
Simple tests for all these kinds of electricity consist in the attrac­tion of light objects, such as bits of tissue paper, cat hairs, pith balls suspended by silk threads, etc. They are best made when the atmos­phere is dry, the winter season being especially favorable.
Some gems have the property of emitting light after heating, exposure to light, or an electrical discharge. This property is known as phosphor­escence, since the glow, although it is often of different colors, resembles that emitted by phosphorus. The diamond is a mineral which exhibits this property, some of its gems after exposure to sunlight for a short time emitting a glow which can be plainly seen in a dark room.

[wintermuteai1]

Still reading through all the pages of this thread so I apologize if this has been posted before but here is an interesting site detailing methodology for mineral batteries/tourmaline and more:
http://oregonite.blogspot.com/2008/02/process-for-making-mineral-battery.html
Hope this thread is not dead anyone still working on all this?

Very interesting information here (above) and may help us all along the path as well as this:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5601909.html
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5601909.pdf

[mscoffman]

I wish we could get the sys-admin to take up baking; 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4DIOpRvqcg

:S:MarkSCoffman

[ian middleton]

G'day all,

@wintermuteai1: I can assure you this thread is far from dead, in fact it's just warming up.
I'll have something to post later on in the week. Thanks for the links to the patents.

The JT potted cell was quite a blast, although it's voltage was low ( .151v ) it managed to put out 3.75mA , constant, into a 40 ohm load for over 72 hours and then suddenly died. I gave it a re-zap but it never really recovered. The autopsy will be this week.
The mix used in this cell highlights a comment made by mscoffman about compromise or trade off.  Lower the voltage to increase the current.  The other point that needs to be mentioned is that if the current drawn from the mix is too great the the matrix starts to break down and the battery fails. So the other compromise is to find the greatest current available without disrupting the matrix. It will be different for differrent types of mixes.

catch you later

Ian

[wintermuteai1]

Thanks Ian looking forward to hearing about your new results. One thing from reading the patents and info I posted, I think it bears looking into where it talks about using a rotating magnetic field, and It seems plausible that it may work on other materials such as everyone is trying in this thread, not just tourmaline. I found it interesting to note also that the resistance value of the "carrier" material needs to be less than the main ingredient. I propose if anyone can to decide per batch what your main ingredient might be and make sure the other materials as carrier has a smaller resistance than the main material.