John, ... not sure how you plan to proceed with your experiment (do you have a web page?) but here is an extended comment based on similar situations:
As you know, most observers with EE training are critical of the Bedini two-battery (battery swapping) technique as proving gainfulness. This criticism is logical if you approach it solely from the perspective of electrical engineering, instead of EE + suprachemisty (redundant ground state reactions). The most common quip is "if batteries work, then why not use caps." It is clear that caps do not work in these circumstances. That can be due to the fact that there is no gain to begin with -- or it can be due to the fact that caps (especially if they are not sized properly) can modulate the harmonics and attenuate the Q factor on both the cathode and anode. Or it can be due to the fact (my interpretation) that the gain is not in the circuit itself and never was - but the gain is in the chemistry of the battery *on the(positive ion) side*. Batt-caps should not affect the positive side harmonics AFAIK. This might relate to hydrinos and it why some battery types work better than others. None of this proves that batteries demonstrate true OU- as Bedini has been deficient in thorough testing (or at least in reporting the results) especially with low capacity batteries AFAIK. But there are many others who think that there could be something to it. Apparenly you are in that camp. However, it is less clear, perhaps it is unknown, how Batt-caps would fare if they were used instead -- and if they would improve the overall situation. I think that Batt-caps, due to lower internal resistance on that negative side, could perform better at recapture of spiked bemf than batteries alone, without necessarily quenching the positive ion harmonics- for a variety of reasons. http://www.batcap.net/About_batcap.html If you plan on using a variation of the Bedini battery switching technique - please consider as an option using batt-caps in addition to whatever else you will be trying. They are available, but not cheap; but are probably preferable to do-it-yourself arrangements (not sure of that). At least the manufacturers have been optimizing them for years for the intended application. The typical application for them is automotive sound systems. They seem to perform very well at audible frequencies. Harmonics from 3-phase motors are generally in this range. That is why they could be worth a try in a BBS <g> bedini-battery-swapping situation. Good luck. Jones
