For several seconds On 3/5/07, leaking pen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i cant get the video to play. how long does he discharge? electrolytic caps have a discharge cycle, if its a quick flash, theres still some juice in there. On 2/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry Blanton wrote: > > On 2/17/07, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Time will tell. But unlike the Steorn shenanigans and > >> carefully inflicted drama, this time we will likely > >> have a pretty good answer by next week. > > > > It looks like a Bendini variant. Reading the thread, the experimenter > > admits that the motor stops eventually when he removes the power. > > > > Mike's device runs on its ***OWN*** power. Mike has stated many times the motor > runs until he deliberately stops the motor, which is usually several hours. One > time Mike left the motor running over night to awaken to a broken motor. > > > > > > That 47,000 uF cap will keep it going for quite a while. > > > If you would look at the video you would see Mike discharges the cap, gives a > slight twist on the motor to get it going. You can clearly see the motor > continues to accelerate significantly faster after Mike lets go. > > > > This is clearly the "Smoking Gun" ***UNLESS*** Mike is being deceitful. Only > time will tell which is the case. > > > > Paul > > -- That which yields isn't always weak.
