08-12-2007, 09:45 AM
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Energetic Science Practitioner
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,735
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Shamus,
Your posts are NOT boring....it is exciting to hear of another traveling down the road of experimentation and discovering the same fantastic world of open systems! 
Most everything I have done is from what Aaron, Peter or John have told me. I did TRV how to make it better, and got a few little tidbits that did improve output.
I have built several units, but the main one I used to document thousands of hours of charging batteries utilized a 12' diameter bicycle wheel. Standard bearings which I kept well greased.
Double stacked Radio Shack rectangular magnets. Magnets are placed the with the space of two magnets in between each magnet pair.
One coil, but wrapped with wires for TWO circuits.
I use a variable resistor for each circuit. This is so I can tune it for the optimum work put in to work output.
I use 12 volt deep cycle (85 amp hour) batteries. (I do have a few 12 volt car batteries that had been discarded because they were "dead" that are in the rotation also)
All my parts have been purchased at Radio Shack or Walmart or Digi-Key, (Digi-Key Corporation - USA Home Page) and I got my wire at a motor rebuilding business (they also had old spools sitting around, and I got a few of those from them).
As soon as I get 150 free hours (maybe this winter) I am going to build a larger unit. Right now the plan is for 8 coils and 32 circuits. My calculation is that I will be able to run my entire house off this unit.
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