Re: Running on water?- what the???

2006-05-17 Thread Wesley Bruce
Good call Mark but every thing known about the bonds and bond energies and chemistry tells us that this kind of thing is impossible with only one exception a cold plasma. Hydrogen stripped of its electron and oxygen + stripped of one of its 6 outer electrons can mix without burning and holds

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Michel Jullian
- Original Message - From: Frederick Sparber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc Michel Jullian wrote: I don't know what you're after Fred (power from surface effects? All I

Re: Abstract from Josephson, annoying statements by Truzzi

2006-05-17 Thread Harry Veeder
Jed Rothwell wrote: The consequences of denying the reality of cold fusion have had a horrendous impact on the real world. The consequences of denying the reality of ___ have had a horrendous impact on the real world. Fill in the blank and take a number... ;-) Harry

Re:Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Using 12 SS plates stacked similar to this setup: http://www.hydropowercar.com/content.php?content.6 The 12 plates (11 cells) were slipped over plastic rod with ~ 1.0 cm spacing. Immersed in distilled water in a container evacuated to 5 inches Hg pressure. The current with 12 volts DC applied

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Michel Jullian writes: - Original Message - From: Frederick Sparber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc Michel Jullian wrote: I don't know what you're after Fred

Re:Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
BTW the 12 Volts is applied to each of the end plates only the other 10 plates "float" just like the concentric cylinders in the Joe Cell. the Plates are spaced with 1 cm sleeves over the insulating rods passing through the enlarged (two) holes in the plates. - Original Message -

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Harry Veeder
Title: Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc Of related interest. Ben Franklin's electrostatic motor: http://www.todaysengineer.org/2002/Aug/heritage.asp Harry Frederick Sparber wrote: Richard's off-hand quip about static electricity reminded me of an Electrostatic

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Michel Jullian
- Original Message - From: Frederick Sparber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:46 AM I'm after that ~ 80,000 joule/mole Spontaneous Free Energy in the Autoionization of Water ( 0.83 eV per H-OH bond, 2 H2O --- H3O+ + OH -) Fred do you

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Title: Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc They're called Electrostatic Voltmeters, Harry. OTOH. If you tie a high gain antenna with a series diode to the positive plate (anode) and earth ground the cathode, you can use all of that "Free Energy" from Cell Phones, AM-FM-TV

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Michel Jullian wrote. - Original Message - From: Frederick Sparber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:46 AM I'm after that ~ 80,000 joule/mole Spontaneous Free Energy in the Autoionization of Water ( 0.83 eV per H-OH bond, 2 H2O ---

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Michel Jullian
- Original Message - From: Frederick Sparber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc They're called Electrostatic Voltmeters, Harry. OTOH. If you tie a high gain antenna with a

Re: Abstract from Josephson, annoying statements by Truzzi

2006-05-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder wrote: The consequences of denying the reality of cold fusion have had a horrendous impact on the real world. The consequences of denying the reality of ___ have had a horrendous impact on the real world. Fill in the blank and take a number... Some things matter much

Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Frederick Sparber BTW the 12 Volts is applied to each of the end plates only the other 10 plates float just like the concentric cylinders in the Joe Cell.  the Plates are spaced with 1 cm sleeves over the insulating rods passing through the enlarged (two) holes

Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Frederick Sparber BTW the 12 Volts is applied to each of the end plates only the other 10 plates float just like the concentric cylinders in the Joe Cell.  the Plates are spaced with 1 cm sleeves over the insulating rods passing through the enlarged (two) holes

Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread Jones Beene
Fred, Ours is like the Joe Cell, or now Klein's patent application. There seems to be no good reason that the electrode geometry needs to be cylindrical (except that Meyer and Joe both chose it) - OTOH electrode surface area (as opposed to geometry) does seem to be important. Are you

Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Terry wrote: -Original Message- From: Frederick Sparber BTW the 12 Volts is applied to each of the end plates only the other 10 plates float just like the concentric cylinders in the Joe Cell.  the Plates are spaced with 1 cm sleeves over the insulating rods passing through the

Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
I don't do PCMs. But it would reduce the current to about 20 milliamperes peak. [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Date: 5/17/2006 7:39:58 AM Subject: Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment -Original Message- From: Frederick Sparber BTW the

Re: Stainless Steel Cover Plate Experiment

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
It's easier to do Rectangular plates for making the cell, but harder to pressure-vacuum package than circular concentric cells. Ours is rectangular. built in a heavy wall hexagonal gallon size glass jug and assembled like building a ship in a bottle. My colleague, 1800 miles to the east, was

Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread Jones Beene
I hope that Fred's Hemholtz-optimized cell works to self-power an ICE, or at least can increase the efficiency of gasoline combustion. The simple addition of some hydrogen should increase the efficiency of combustion in any ICE, since the flame speed of hydrogen is so high - and if a lower

Re: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Jones Beene ...consequently - almost the entire National supply of pure Silver bullion from Ft. Knox and elsewhere - was borrowed by the Clinton Engineering Works (false front) and then extruded and drawn into magnet-wire to be used in the giant coils of the

RE: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
With a P-out/P-in of 4.0 for the Helmholtz/Joe Cell, the 54% Otto Cycle or 64% Diesel Cycle can allow Self-Sustained shaft power output without major tooling Jones. http://members.aol.com/engware/calc3.htm BTW. There was a restaurant in Clinton ran by a little old lady where Don Ernst (RCA

Re: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread Jones Beene
Terry Fred, Also, TVA was under construction at the time and many power lines had the same Cu substitution. They kept it quite quiet to keep the hillbillies from harvesting the Ag before the lines could be replaced. :-) Yup, and only 20 miles away, via thunder road from Clinton/Oak

Re: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Jones Beene To be fair to the hillbillies, they would only harvest metals which were useful for certain plumbing tasks I once assisted my great-uncle in construction of a total Cu distillery. He even used silver solder since he was a patron of the

Re: Abstract from Josephson, annoying statements by Truzzi

2006-05-17 Thread Harry Veeder
Jed Rothwell wrote: Harry Veeder wrote: The consequences of denying the reality of cold fusion have had a horrendous impact on the real world. The consequences of denying the reality of ___ have had a horrendous impact on the real world. Fill in the blank and take a number...

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Harry Veeder
Title: Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc But it can also function as a motor. (Maybe nanoscale motors work this way.) What I was wondering is whether the friction of motion could be used to replenish the static charges and keep the motor turning. Harry Frederick

Re: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Seems to me that substituting a 5 gallon propane tank for the Joe Cell would allow low-pressure on-board distillation of the squeezins product. if you draw some heat from the cooling system heater hose loop. That way Terry doesn't have to ride on the front fender obstructing Jones' view of the

History of Electrostatic motors

2006-05-17 Thread Harry Veeder
This link has more on the history of electrostatic motors. Includes several illustrations. http://f3wm.free.fr/sciences/jefimenko.html Harry

RE: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
Geez`Terry. A pickup truckwith a camper shell is ideal for hauling afew sacks of corn, a cooker and a roughing still heated off the engine exhaust with the moving air condenser coil. The "mobility product" portion is fed to the propane tank low pressure distillation chamber for the engine. Lets

Re: Abstract from Josephson, annoying statements by Truzzi

2006-05-17 Thread Philip Winestone
The efficacy of legally sanctioned social impact studies went all the way downhill when Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital. P. At 02:25 PM 5/17/2006 -0500, you wrote: Jed Rothwell wrote: Harry Veeder wrote: The consequences of denying the reality of cold fusion have had a horrendous impact

Re: Helmholtz Layer Metal-Water Interface, Joe Cell Etc

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
That is interesting Harry. But why use the feeble electrostatic motors when you can use the helium balloon tethered fair weather field collector voltage-current to make OH and H gas to run a ICE? You can also store the fair weather field energy in a capacitor or storage battery then dump it

The social impact of cold fusion is up to us to decide

2006-05-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder wrote: Sure, but there have been costs too. Social impact studies should be required by law just as environmental impact studies are now required by law. That is impossible, even in principle. The social impact of cold fusion, or any other technology, is always a matter of

Butanol

2006-05-17 Thread Zell, Chris
I must confess I've never heard of this. It sounds somewhat astonishing. http://www.peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Butanol A gasoline substitute that's cheap and fully equal in BTU energy

Re: Towards an Ar-ICE ...

2006-05-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Frederick Sparber Geez`Terry. A pickup truck with a camper shell is ideal for hauling a few sacks of corn, Yeah, but this was when my dad was a mere teen and I was not even a twinkle. T ___ Try the New

Re: Butanol

2006-05-17 Thread Grimer
At 04:34 pm 17/05/2006 -0500, you wrote: I must confess I've never heard of this. It sounds somewhat astonishing. http://www.peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Butanol A gasoline substitute that's cheap and fully equal in BTU energy Sounds good to me. One learns something everyday on Vortex.

Re: Betteries

2006-05-17 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Zell, Chris's message of Tue, 16 May 2006 08:23:52 -0500: Hi, [snip] True, but in this case we are storing the best form of energy, electricity as opposed to a car engine. You might need cheaper electricity to make this gadget more than a marginal improvement over what we're stuck

Re: Converting efficient radiation

2006-05-17 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to OrionWorks's message of Tue, 16 May 2006 11:46:58 -0700: Hi, [snip] * 40 times higher power to weight ratio. [snip] * Can be applied to airplane, big ship, 18 wheeler, SUV, passenger car, even down to carry on power generator applications. [snip] I would just like to see this

Re: Abstract from Josephson, annoying statements by Truzzi

2006-05-17 Thread Harry Veeder
Marx was a social theorist rather than a social engineer. The problem with earlier social engineering projects is that the social engineer had acquired political power, which meant they could not be held legally and financially liable for their failures. We are comfortable with the idea of