[NewCandle] Cold Electricty

[George Holz]

Currently eskimo.com is rejecting all of
my attempts to send messages to vortex or BillB.
Perhaps Jones, who should find my message
interesting could forward it to vortex-l.
 
I would like to agree with Bill Beaty's observations
on Ron Stiffler's experiments and add some
obvservations from my own crude attempt to
replicate the effect. These ferrite core/coil
combinations indeed  behave like minature
Tesla coils.
As the signal generator is tuned to
the resonance frequency of the primary of
the ferrite core coil, a resonant voltage multiplication
takes effect and significant energy is input from
the single lead connecting the signal generator
to the coil. A 3.5 pf  10 megohm scope probe
shows about a 15 times voltage multiplication
at the other end of my coil compared to the
generator voltage. The voltage multiplication is
probably proportional to the Q of the core/coil.
I am able to light a red LED connected in Ron's
diode circuit when it is tied to the other end of
the resonant primary coil. The resonant frequency
of my coil/core combination is about 3.5 MHz.
My  secondary coil has fewer turns and
provides lower output voltage. I am also able to light
the LED when connecting the input signal through a
10 pf  capacitor although it is dim and my input
voltage was 10 volts peak to peak, much higher
than Ron's.
This setup qualitatively duplicates some of Ron's
results but is not a close replication. I am unable
to measure energy input or output power accurately.
In order to measure input energy I believe I will
need to build an efficient CMOS generator to
power the input and measure its' DC input power.
I would also suggest that with high frequency high
impedance signals present that the plug in buss bar
style breadboards have too much parasitic capacitance to
allow accurate evaluation of where energy is flowing
in these circuits.
I have a large collection of ferrite rods. The one
I am currently using is surplus10mm diameter rod
of Russian manufacture designed for shortwave use.
Question for Ron:
How can I tell if a given core is BaFe?
I would like to encourage Ron to continue presenting
his interesting experiments, at least in the more
supportive vortex-l environment.

George Holz
Varitronics Systems
george at varisys.com