At 08:38 pm 20/06/2006 -0400, Terry wrote: > Gnorts, Vorts! ...
> See: > http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesfls5/files/ > > for the public data. ... > Any takers? > > Terry Michel has written, ------------------------------------------------ "My conclusion from 1/ and 2/ is that the Sprain motor's COP, claimed to be overunity ~2, is in fact possibly 10 times and at least five times lower than that i.e. well below unity, due to an erroneous scaling of the input current waveform. I have no explanation as to the source of the error though." ------------------------------------------------ Let's hope he's wrong - but if he isn't then I think the Finsrud machine is the best bet for proving a point of principle. The solution is more elegant than the Sprain in the cunning way it achieves the different advance and retreat speed in relation to the magnets. This means that only the smallest input is required to keep the ball moving. Also, it will show whether or not the reverse direction pumps energy into the Beta-atmosphere rather than taking it out. In other words it will show that the ball is indeed travelling around a Carnot-style cycle and extracting energy from Beta-atmosphere "heat". Frank Grimer
