Of course, in any experiment involving capacitors; capacitors (mostly electrolytics) would have to be properly "reformed". Use a capacitor that has seen several charges/and/discharges cycles just prior to the test.
Run your circuit on a capacitor charged to a finite and knowned value to 3 digits precision (say 4,00V). Don't use too big a capacitor if you don't want the experiment run for days. No super-cap, just 4700µF or so.
Start the circuit and time the ON time. Try again with any sort of wire array or antenna very near (even touching) the transistor. Always with the same finite Joules stored in the same capacitor.
I remember our AM radio school labs. When the teacher would come to examine our working montage, I would tell him " OK, you see it works? Don't come closer and give us a good mark..."
He would laugh, knowing that it would colapse if he came closer. That is the thing with RF's. Quite hard to manage in any easy way.
Then, as we are only talking about voltage and not current nor power, when you touch the transistor, you act like an antenna. You induce just enough voltage into it to start again.
What you pick-up? Anything. Micro-waves, radio waves, Gamma rays, I don't care.
But that it is it. You, while touching with your finger, boost the voltage and it starts again.
Have I been clear on that explanation? Please ask questions.
Here's an explanation. Have you ever heard radio (marine or AM) from an amp or musical instrument (organ, say). This is due to the fact that the "knee" in a transistor acts like a mixer (basic radio superheterodyne decoder/receiver).
A switch-mode converter like yours has a minimum start voltage and a maintain voltage. Sort of hysteresis kinda thing. Once started, it can hold to very low voltages, but the start-up voltage is higher. Say it will last to 0,35V, but won't start before 0,5V.
Several reasons. First, you never want to get close to the limits of a supercap or it will explode. These numbers gave me a very good safety margin. Second, these were experiments leading up to my using my earth energy receiver (earth battery) as the power source. That puts out about 2 volts and many spikes that are higher. Therefore, I can charge my supercap (650 Farad) to near its limits. Check out my other videos and hopefully this will make sense.
@Spastb00n In a capacitor specs there are 2 things. The capacity and the voltage at wich it will bust.
So any desing will only take into account the capacity, the rated voltage is not of any importance, just as long as you don't bust it. Might as well cover our as*es with a 50% to 100% margin.
Thank you. You are an inspiration to all that work with you on these neat projects. Keep posting your videos as this information needs to get out there. you never know who you will inspire and what they might do.
Wow, now that's a real intelligent comment. What exactly do you think is fake about this? These effects are well known and have been replicated by hundreds of people. Heck, even you could do this.
Of course, in any experiment involving capacitors; capacitors (mostly electrolytics) would have to be properly "reformed". Use a capacitor that has seen several charges/and/discharges cycles just prior to the test.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
Well, here is an experiment to try.
Run your circuit on a capacitor charged to a finite and knowned value to 3 digits precision (say 4,00V). Don't use too big a capacitor if you don't want the experiment run for days. No super-cap, just 4700µF or so.
Start the circuit and time the ON time. Try again with any sort of wire array or antenna very near (even touching) the transistor. Always with the same finite Joules stored in the same capacitor.
Repeat several times.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
I remember our AM radio school labs. When the teacher would come to examine our working montage, I would tell him " OK, you see it works? Don't come closer and give us a good mark..."
He would laugh, knowing that it would colapse if he came closer. That is the thing with RF's. Quite hard to manage in any easy way.
But they worked for you in your experiment.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
To follow...
Then, as we are only talking about voltage and not current nor power, when you touch the transistor, you act like an antenna. You induce just enough voltage into it to start again.
What you pick-up? Anything. Micro-waves, radio waves, Gamma rays, I don't care.
But that it is it. You, while touching with your finger, boost the voltage and it starts again.
Have I been clear on that explanation? Please ask questions.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
Here's an explanation. Have you ever heard radio (marine or AM) from an amp or musical instrument (organ, say). This is due to the fact that the "knee" in a transistor acts like a mixer (basic radio superheterodyne decoder/receiver).
A switch-mode converter like yours has a minimum start voltage and a maintain voltage. Sort of hysteresis kinda thing. Once started, it can hold to very low voltages, but the start-up voltage is higher. Say it will last to 0,35V, but won't start before 0,5V.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
Awesome! where do you get the super caps? and the big toroids?
area46241 1 year ago
Whats the point of using 2.3 and 5.5V capacitors when you charge it with 1.5V? :p
Spastb00n 2 years ago
Several reasons. First, you never want to get close to the limits of a supercap or it will explode. These numbers gave me a very good safety margin. Second, these were experiments leading up to my using my earth energy receiver (earth battery) as the power source. That puts out about 2 volts and many spikes that are higher. Therefore, I can charge my supercap (650 Farad) to near its limits. Check out my other videos and hopefully this will make sense.
Thanks,
Bill
Pirate88179 2 years ago
@Spastb00n In a capacitor specs there are 2 things. The capacity and the voltage at wich it will bust.
So any desing will only take into account the capacity, the rated voltage is not of any importance, just as long as you don't bust it. Might as well cover our as*es with a 50% to 100% margin.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
Cool, Bill
I forgot about touching the transistor.
What a lot of progress we have all made in the last 8 months.
I love that it just keeps moving forward.
jeanna
jeannacav 2 years ago
Jeanna:
Thank you. You are an inspiration to all that work with you on these neat projects. Keep posting your videos as this information needs to get out there. you never know who you will inspire and what they might do.
Bill
Pirate88179 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
u suck, fucking fake
VoodooFan 2 years ago
Wow, now that's a real intelligent comment. What exactly do you think is fake about this? These effects are well known and have been replicated by hundreds of people. Heck, even you could do this.
Bill
Pirate88179 2 years ago
Perhaps if it contained more voodoo, he would begin to appreciate the legitimacy of this circuit ;D
A bit up-close and personal but I was happy to find a video on YT w/ supercapacitors, thank you
HLSDK 2 years ago
Thank you for your comment. Check out my other videos as I use supercaps of different sizes, up to 650 Farad, to light up a bunch of stuff.
Bill
Pirate88179 2 years ago
You are building a better future.
ronaldderonde 2 years ago
Thank you.
Bill
Pirate88179 2 years ago
Man, cool stuff!
RCSuperPowers 2 years ago
Thanks Dave, I appreciate that.
Bill
Pirate88179 2 years ago
wow, interesting.
dodoshlodo 3 years ago
Bill---We are doing almost identical experiments!! So is Paul (Kubikop). This is really really interesting stuff.
Lidmotor 3 years ago
Electricity conduction through plastic and silicon is always an interesting effect ; D
Nabo00o 3 years ago
Good work....
crob227 is right, with a tiny input from the antenna, this thing might run itself!!
Can101276 3 years ago
Thank you...I will do so as soon as I can. Thanks for the comment.
Bill
Pirate88179 3 years ago
please please start trying the earth ground and air anttena expirimentsm, with this setup.
crob227 3 years ago 2
I will do that as soon as I can, thank you.
Pirate88179 3 years ago
Thank you Pirate88179,
I always enjoy your videos. You are so down to earth. Even when you are showing wakky stuff!
Thanks,
jeanna
cavyjl 3 years ago
Thank you Jeanna!! I really appreciate that.
Bill
Pirate88179 3 years ago