is there any way we could arcihve everything that ron has said, in unedited form, so that we can all keep up-to-date as regards what he says, etc. it seems many are falling out of the loop now and becoming confused. im sure some really organized person could do this well :)
On 25/10/2007, William Beaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: > > > William Beaty wrote: > > > But Ron DID report that the lights go out if you ground the cage. And > > > then there apparently was a bunch of flaming going on about whether a > > > Faraday cage is still a shield if not grounded. > > > > He did? I sure missed that! (Wouldn't be the first time, for sure.) > > My apologies, if that's the case. > > Maybe *I'm* delusional. I thought in an earlier message he mentioned that > the pie tins had to be floating, and if they were connected to the main > ground cable, the lights went out. Ron? Do the lights in video#7 go out > if the proto-board's ground is connected to the pie tins, and then the big > ground cable connects to the pie tins? With no ground cable going through > any cracks in the aluminum? > > If the lights stay on when the pie tins are connected directly to the same > ground cable that goes to the ground block under his bench, then THAT'S > something VERY weird and inexplicable. > > > As I recall, the first video with the cage showed the light on, and > > panned down to show a ground wire on the cage. I don't recall any point > > where the light went out in that video. > > It cannot be just any source of ground. It has to be the same ground wire > that leads under the bench, and it has to be connected to the end that > goes to the proto board. Anything else opens up the way to forming a > 1-turn loop antenna which can intercept RF. > > > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb at amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 425-222-5066 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci > > -- ∞
