Hi Brad, I've been wondering if the spark plug was just being used as a high pressure plug for the Nickel/H chamber. I checked all the photos for ones where the spark plug was connected and couldn't find anything definite.
Colin On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 4:07 AM, ecat builder <ecatbuil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Vortex, > > I'm thinking of dusting off my experiments. My LabJack is fixed > (Thanks LabJack guys) and I have some nickel alloy powder I am anxious > to try. And I can add a spark plug easily. > > DGT said they can trigger the reaction on demand. It sure seems like > their trigger is a single spark or a burst of sparks. Thoughts? > > Can anyone recommend a way to create a single or continuous sparks > with a spark plug using off-the-shelf parts? I have a simple frequency > generator (sine/sqr/tri waves) that I can use, which I could hook to > an SCR and send voltage to a coil. But I'd rather use off the shelf... > but a circuit diagram might work too. Or, could I use something like > a strobe light kit that uses a plug instead of a flashtube? > > Rossi's original big blue voltage box.. Could it be putting out high > voltage to spark the "Auxiliary" device? I can't find a close-up of > the blue box (inside or back) to see if anything looks like a coil. An > early reactor picture here > > http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dadS9almTsE/TaQl3jSqzcI/AAAAAAAAAi0/KcVR26eDkt0/s1600/e-cats1.jpg > has something off-the-shelf that might be a thermocouple or heater.. > but does not look like a spark plug. However, requiring two heaters > always seemed a little odd... > > My reactor has the nickel powders in a test tube within the reactor > and external band heater. I can't imagine the sparks would need to > come in contact with the nickel powder. Thoughts? > > Looking for volunteers.. :) > > - Brad > >
