Donald Smith Devices too good to be true

[tswift]

Here!, well its not mine the owner gave it away willingly so I'm only sharing. In my opinion, It's not an Engineerable or a step by step instructions (like what I'm thinking that you want), but Its all of what the guy is willing to share. It should be enough to give you an Insight of the phenomenon.

Yes, Bruce's document is the essential place to start. However, there is quite a bit of additional information not contained in the document that's either useful or essential. The only place you can learn these things is by reading the thread. Things such as:

1. High-voltage wire is necessary on the L1/L2 coils and probably still a good idea on the L3/L4 coils. At least 30KV, 40KV is better. It's not cheap, but shop around on ebay and sometimes you can find a good deal.

2. Without an HV multiplier the device runs but power is likely to be minimal. To get really good results you have to ramp up the voltage quite a bit. More is better. You can use a cheap ZVS/flyback and this will get you around 30KV but can't be used with an external multiplier. Unknown as of this time if this is enough voltage for good results.

3. Insulation becomes an increasing problem beyond the first 10KV or so. Things you wouldn't think conduct do. Any bare surfaces become candidates for little HV leaks all over the place. Troubleshooting in complete darkness is useful.

4. The antenna really is best built from very fine wire, 0.25mm or so. It doesn't have to be in a line. You can zigzag it, crisscross it back over itself, make a grid, a spiral, whatever. All you really need is the surface area to capture ions.

5. An initial version PPV can be hand-built by the experimenter. Use an aluminum bolt for the anode and round it off on a grinder. Use a steel bolt for the cathode and put a nice sharp point on it. So far we think it seems to work best at a very small gap setting for maximum pulse rate. Ideal is when it goes continuously and not in discrete pulses.

6. It is best not to economize on components like caps and diodes because they will just cause you trouble later on. This is still an early version of the device and we have been told future design improvements will be released. Most of the parts from the initial build will be used in the final version but might be used at higher voltages for example.

7. If you build an HV multiplier, be sure to protect it against short-circuit damage with a series resistor that is HV rated. Value isn't critical, probably 1M or so is a reasonable choice.

[Mwtj]

Firing on two cilinders

https://sendvid.com/kx7rismi

Second video the gap is a little bigger. Turn volume down

https://sendvid.com/lvu1oghs

[tswift]

Will finish today

Hey, looking great! Hope to see it running soon!

[Mwtj]

Progress

Will finish today

[ricards]

If the essential is available would someone make a PDF so it can be taken off line to read and work with ? With out the ocean of diatribe to swim thru.?

Here!, well its not mine the owner gave it away willingly so I'm only sharing. In my opinion, It's not an Engineerable or a step by step instructions (like what I'm thinking that you want), but Its all of what the guy is willing to share. It should be enough to give you an Insight of the phenomenon.

In my case I like swimming! , I take my time and enjoy the learning process I find it thrilling venturing into the unknown.. walking into paths few partake, I'm an engineer as a profession working in the field of design and I know how to make what you want the problem is I do not Understand Fully how it works yet (only bruce knows since the disclosure is from him). besides the replicators aren't there yet, I suggest you stay tuned.

[tswift]

Great build Twsift!!
Will you use the 500k ohm pot between the 2 mirror circuit?
I may have some spare time to work on mine tomorrow.

Actually I forgot about the pot! As with the resonant cap, I'm not really sure why it's needed but I'm wary of thinking I understand too much. So I'll put it in, and then do some testing with and without to see how much difference it makes.

[tswift]

You got to be kidding I still haven't figured out how to get my pics and vids up yet there must be a way?
Hay any body got a grip on the power out put yet ??

Well, obviously it's just a suggestion but somebody should step forward and do it, it might as well be you. A lot of the best information on the subject is right here in this thread. Online information can go poof at any time for any number of reasons and it would be good if it were archived somehow, somewhere. It would also be advantageous for distribution off the forum and could reach a wider audience. If we are successful can you imagine how many people are going to try reaching this forum? It's going to be a stampede and the server will probably go down under the load, and that's not even talking about possibly attracting the attention we don't want.

Think of this way, those of us doing builds are spending significant money on parts and experimentation. Helping out this way costs nothing but your time, which you're already spending because you're hanging out here. But what it is, is a FORCE MULTIPLIER that makes everything we do reach that many more people.

Really I see our efforts here as an outgrowth of a certain mentality we all share, which is a willingness to take responsibility and solve your own problems. If we all just accepted the world the way it is we wouldn't be attracted to this kind of research. We are a bunch of CAN-DO, PROBLEM SOLVERS. Certainly archiving some forums has got to be orders of magnitude easier than cracking the overunity code.

[Wistiti]

Great build Twsift!!

Will you use the 500k ohm pot between the 2 mirror circuit?

I may have some spare time to work on mine tomorrow.

[jim glinski]

What me??

You got to be kidding I still haven't figured out how to get my pics and vids up yet there must be a way?
Hay any body got a grip on the power out put yet ??

[tswift]

If the essential is available would someone make a PDF so it can be taken off line to read and work with ? With out the ocean of diatribe to swim thru.?

Great idea! I'm not aware of one, or of any easy way to do it. There are a couple old PDF's I have that contain some of the deleted posts by Zilano, and they were very helpful after she left the forum and deleted almost everything. Consider yourself volunteered for figuring out how to do it!

I believe in magic, just not the kind most people do. I don't believe in voodoo, I believe in YOU-DO. Some day I want to get some little hand mirrors imprinted with writing on the front, so it says "PROBLEM SOLVER EXTRAORDINAIRE" right over your own reflection.

[tswift]

Ok, more progress tonight. Raining so I can't hook the device up outside unless I want to get it, and me, wet. Finished most of the remaining output side circuit, added a power switch, and generally made things a little prettier. Planning on mounting the whole high voltage section on a slab of acrylic so it's completely separate from the low voltage part of the circuit.

Soundiceuk: sounds vaguely like a kind of bolometer?

Full resolution picture:
http://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPSbZzr...X1JAQvivsCw4e2

[jim glinski]

To whom it my concern

If the essential is available would someone make a PDF so it can be taken off line to read and work with ? With out the ocean of diatribe to swim thru.?

[jim glinski]

Mwtj

Will your circuit emulator do open systems and caps as a power source ?

[soundiceuk]

Sounds like great progress!

Mwtj, 220v bulb?

How bright is it yet?

What have you got left to build?

I'm sure Bruce showed me a meter on eBay that measures the ionic energy. It is an amp meter of different design. I think it had a platinum wire and the needle movement was something to do with how that wire reacted.

Unfortunately the link is buried in a Skype chat months ago.

Anyone know what this is called?

[tswift]

My, we certainly seem to have a lot of lurkers in the thread lately. I hope some of you are doing your own builds now that all the essential information is public, would any of our guests like to de-lurk and talk about it?