Originally posted by crackahcrackah
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This is significant I think. The mod shown in the pictures is significant in that it avoids the pitfalls of a diode. In the little test I posted here with the cap/inductor, I'm saying to myself "... that diode is preventing me from harvesting anything less than .514 V [I'm losing {(.514^2)/2 x C} joules]. I could have used a mechanical switch rotating fast with many contact to try and capture things but that would require precise timing and power to run the contactor. "No losses are permissible. Avoid losses by good design. Direct, real-time use of the energy is ideal".
this may be answered by looking at the patent but ...
So referring to the pics: the toroid is out of frame (to the left), correct?
Is (shown) one of three circuits and if so is the firing 'rotated'?
I don't doubt it one bit there doesn't appear to much at all that will stop it. Ok next thing for me to try is a double conical coil, base to base forms. What I have noticed is that when the energy in the coil gets contracted to the apex of the cone it doesn't like to expand back out into increasing spirals, it prefers to breakdown around the apex, it's quite spectacular but it's difficult to film. Anyway just some experiments to try to understand better whats happens. Good fun though all the same.
Wow I never would have guessed it Sucahyo was doing it a long time ago I remember he had a discussion with Seamonkey about it.
I've got a much better video uploading now with a measurement of the caps voltage. I have it more finely tuned aswell, I can get the input down to under 400 Ma in one configuration, thats with the HV to one side bottom and ground with very small spark gap on the other and a 10mm air gap in between the apex ends of the coils( no spark there but energy is flowing )
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