Alright. I got enough of my components to build the solid state oscillator. The only problem is, it doesn't oscillate.

I have a bd243C using the resistor setup in the Free Energy Secrets book.

I've got the resistance set up kind of funky though, having to use several in series to get the values I needed (I had a bunch of assorted values on hand but not the exact values I needed). they are all 1/4 watt resistors, I'll be getting the right values later when I can afford it again.

I've checked my setup a few times to make sure everything is wired correctly and tested the transistor to make sure I didn't burn it already, however it is rated for 100v so there should be no problem. I'm using a solder less bread board.

I tried using a small standard 9v battery to see if it would trigger, which it didn't. The batter did however get overheated after a few minuets which implies a short of some sort. I can use the 9v to trigger the coil manually and I have a small neon lamp attacked to one of the output windings to verify its working. When the coil is disconnected the lamp does light up for a short time.

At first I didn't have the core completely filled with the welding rods, so I figured it was getting over saturated and keeping the transistor from oscillating. I finished packing it and tested it again, still nothing.

After the 9v didn't work, I also tried hooking it up Via a variable AC power supply put through a rectifier. I even dialed that in to 12v using my multimeter on the output. Still nothing seems to be happening.



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