A battery inside of the motor case and multimeter. Here is a video rebuttal describing the scam and some choice (NSFW) commentary. https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=mv713TggGT8
- Brad On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:35:01 -0500: > Hi, > [snip] > >Is it the wind? > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoCBORXzOqU > > I doubt it. The speed is fairly constant irrespective of orientation. The > voltage from the coil on the meter is 5.92 volts, which seems to match the > sluggish performance of the motor compared to its speed when running on > the 9 > volt battery. > Note that the flat plate glued to the coil is a magnet. > Missing is a 360ยบ panoramic view showing whether or not there is a large > radio > tower or high voltage overhead wires nearby. > The main coil is centre tapped (approximately) by the perpendicular coil, > which > I think may be related to full wave rectification. > > The whole thing is reminiscent of the Avramenko Plug. One or more solder > joints > may function as a diode. > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
