Imhotep Radiant Oscillator -- Boxed

[rexdog67]

GREAT VID INSTALLED COIL TO MY BADINI WORKED GREAT THINKING ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER COIL TRY TO GET 4 LIGHTS RUNNING I NOTICED AFTER YOU SHUT IT OFF AND DISCONNECT MY WIRES MY SCOPE SAYS THERE IS STILL ACTIVITY ANY CLUE WHAT THAT COULD BE ONCE AGAIN THANKS FOR THE HELP

[EastcoastTinker]

Hi, Lid. Great job. I'm working on one now. I know it's been awhile since you've worked on this, but I was hoping you might answer some questions I have. In you setup I see two caps. One to the collector and one across the coils. What's there function? Would a cap from a camera do for the coils? Lastly. I wasn't able to get JB solid state to work, but I managed to get the ssg self ocillating. Do you think there is a disadvantage to doing it this way? Thanks for any help you can give.

Robert

[Eddiev1985]

Great work lid!

I've been watching several vid's on this.

I would like to add this set up to my bedini.

I'm really impressed.

One question, does it have to be a coil for a 67 camero?

Or can you use another?

Eddie

[Lidmotor]

Eddie--You can use any ignition coil that makes a high voltage spark. Go to any auto parts store and ask for the cheapest one that does not have a resistor in it. Or go to a junk yard and get one.

[Eddiev1985]

Cool, I will do that.

Can't get this circuit out if my head...LOL!

Another question please.

Does the out put of the bedini basicly become the power supply for the IRO minus the auto relay?

I obviously need to study this circuit closer if I want to be sucsessful.

Thanks Lid

Eddie

[Lidmotor]

Thats it Eddie. It just takes over the job of pulsing the ignition coil. Later on I replaced the Bedini circuit with a 555 timer circuit and a couple of transistors. There is all kinds of ways to make this work.

[kubikop]

Nice, Have you got a schematic?

[armakuni2000]

fantastic I really think that this is the way to replicate the Gray could electricity circuit.

[kojsza]

wow im blown away!! You were able to incorporate all the additions and still get it to fit it in a box. Amazing. 5 stars !!

[Drevtoobe]

Well congratulations on revision 1.0 of your Imhotep radiant oscillator! If you project into the future later revs get smaller and cost less and store more energy!

I would be curious to know the resistance of Mart's light bulb filaments. The light bulb is masquerading as a high wattage resistor. It might be a 25-watt bulb, and you may be aware that a 10-watt ceramic resistor looks like a big rectangular cinder block, about the size of 1/2 of a piece of Kit-Kat.

[Drevtoobe]

Since the bulb is not glowing, chances are a big 10-watt ceramic resistor would do an adequate job replacing the automotive light bulb. Alas, doing that would take away some of the device's charm and we don't want to do that! Plus the light bulb is actually a patented finger tip warmer for those nights when you are out there fighting cold arctic gales on the brimey sea.

[Drevtoobe]

You mentioned that there is a gang of you working together on this project. Now that the setup does what you want it to do in terms of features, I would suggest that the next logical avenue of research would be to try to improve the circuit's effeciency by somehow eliminating as many power-hungry big dissipating resistors and rheostats as possible.

I will close with an Elmer the Safety Elephant comment: Apparently battery chargers have to be matched to the type of battery these days.

[Lidmotor]

Drevtoobe, Thanks for checking in on this project. I do read ALL your comments and you have helped me understand many things. The push right now in the group is to trigger the system by using a self oscillating Bedini SSG circuit. Yes we are trying to eleminate the energy theives. Mart's light bulb is just a standard 2 filament 12v tail light bulb acting like a ballast resistor. Fun to look at. I like your finger warmer idea. On cold nights at sea I may just use it. :)

[Drevtoobe]

Yes an all-electronic trigger would be good. The relay trigger is akin to the chattering teeth from the magician's shop. Perhaps you will need to trigger a MOSFET with a 555 timer or something.

I can suggest a search for you: Look up how a car's electronic ignition circuit works because you are doing essentially the same thing.

[JavaLessons]

Great, man !

But where do you keep your lunch now ? LOL

5 stars of course...

[Lidmotor]

Maybe someone will buy me lunch? I did leave just enough room in there for one small bag of peanuts. LOL :)

[Lidmotor]

Thanks Ben, You should build one of these. It's a neat little project and something that you can use when the power goes out.

[BasementBen]

Wow, impressibe amount of energy coming just from little batteries, great job! 5 stars*

Ben

[marthale7]

Sweet. that sure would take up less desk space than what mine is now, and would keep it much safer.

[Lidmotor]

It was time now to get this thing contained and really usable. There is now an on/off switch and small amp fuses on the front and back end. By the way watch out for the high voltage!! I met Mr. Sparky yesterday with finger and it was a pretty good bite.