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Originally posted by fred3110
reply to post by ALLis0NE
Hey nice idea!
I read your thread earlier and decided to give this a go, so far its working, I dont have a multimeter to measure the supply (blew mine up a while back) but I do have a LED and its been on constantly for the last hour.
will try to get some pictures of it in action.
Once again great idea thanks for posting this.
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Originally posted by Freezer
If you still can read voltage from your meter, you probably just blew the fuse, which is like a $1. I wonder if you could take a photo of your experiment, as I would love to see it powering a load. I know another experimenter who did this a while ago, but was only getting micro amps, and millivolts, which wouldn't be enough to power a typical led.
Originally posted by Freezer
Also did you use water on the dielectric insulator? If you did, the galvanic action should provide power regardless if a magnet is used, even with two similar metals.
Even moisture in the air can provide a galvanic effect.
Originally posted by ALLis0NE
You say that all in THEORY. Tests have been done, metal/water/metal does NOT produce any where near the same Voltage as it does WITH a magnet. I have done experiments that show the magnet adds voltage. According to theories I have knowledge of, magnets are the very source of electricity. It is clear to see that all alternators/generators need magnets in order to work.
[edit on 26-5-2008 by ALLis0NE]
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by ALLis0NE
You say that all in THEORY. Tests have been done, metal/water/metal does NOT produce any where near the same Voltage as it does WITH a magnet. I have done experiments that show the magnet adds voltage. According to theories I have knowledge of, magnets are the very source of electricity. It is clear to see that all alternators/generators need magnets in order to work.
[edit on 26-5-2008 by ALLis0NE]
Not really theory, I have made my own tap water batteries, and some producing >60mA's. I was just saying that even a paper insulator has moisture within adding to the effect. The real test is putting under load, as I don't trust a simple digital multimeter which is very inaccurate, especially when we are talking about millivolts and micro-amps.
Don't get me wrong, I believe power can be harnessed from magnets, power can be stored in a magnetic field, generators use magnets and so on. This idea isn't new, if you ask Dr. Stiffler from the ou site, he did studies on this long ago, but has since deleted that section off his site. Just to be clear, I'm not discounting what you said, I'm only saying that water will "add" to the effect you are seeing, due to the galvanic action.
[edit on 26-5-2008 by Freezer]
Originally posted by The Bear Man
I read this and got bothered by it, I was thinking back in Jr High I had a project to make a car with its own prepulsion and see who in the school could go the furthest... well mine did because it NEVER stopped moving.
It was kind of based off of megnetic ocilation and using a 4 way inverted hourglass drum to power the main pulley... Could that be used to produce power?
[I think your power was coming from both kinetic energy as well as stored/discharged potential in the magnets for this car. As for the fact that it never stopped moving, there is a point at which is HAS to stop. Were you trying to create a flywheel? Because there is a start to everything along the line, energy is lost. Perpetual energy, no. Greatest reduction in initial expenditure of energy from point to point....maybe]
I could recreate it I suppose as it isnt hard, but what would I possibly achieve?
[Are you nuts? What would you possibly achieve? It's like sketching or whistling or jogging for fun...you do this because you like it. I would suggest you take another crack at it if it was really a viable design.]
Based on your experiments though I see that maybe you are on to something with magnets but your on the wrong track
Originally posted by scarystuff
I love the KISS principle in it
Gonna try it later when I find a suitable magnet to test with.