It would be nearly impossible to catch the spark in the act with single frame photography since the duration is so short. I am confident that anyone could get similar results if they use sodium carbonate along with a supply like I am using. All they need do is dissolve plenty of the carbonate in the bath and allow the water to vaporize. It happens on every experiment now, even with new nickels.
During certain spark events I see two or three sparks appear simultaneously at different locations around and upon the nickel attached to the negative supply terminal. This reminds me of lightning streamers. Many times the flash appears to be underneath the thick white deposit that coats most of the test nickel. I do not recall ever seeing a spark or flash at the other nickel and they are both coated and separated by a distance of about 1 to 1.5 inches. I am not sure what the sparks represent, but the fact that it can be obtained so easily leads me to believe that it is most likely not LENR related. My suspicion is that this is some chemical reaction that occurs as a result of intense heating at the point where the released electrical energy is focused. Could it be the result of a plasma reaction within the hydrogen gas and carbonate? I have added water after the sparking phenomena finally concludes and the thick nickel deposits dissolve back into the solution. There is no additional sparking after these deposits are gone and the bath level increased. On occasion, I have seen a long burst of sparking from the edge of the test nickel when water has just been added to the bath but before the deposit has started to dissolve. On a couple of occasions, I was afraid a fire would begin at the point of intense spark emission. Fortunately, this never lasts for a significant length of time. The sparking and flashing phenomena continues to occur within the same experimental setup after the freshly added water has vaporized again. I performed this test several times, each taking a couple of hours. The main clue I detect is that the sparks are always associated with the negative connected nickel which should be emitting hydrogen gas. For this reason, I suspect that the gas may become ignited by some high intensity of heat or local electrical spark or plasma due to the high open circuit voltage of my supply. The vapor that often arises during the bright flashes has a strong odor but dissipates quickly. I hope that this description of my observations is helpful. I can go into more details if you wish. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Teslaalset <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 3:56 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:New Experiment Started Dave, can you take some pictures and post? On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:26 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > Eric, I am running 3 amps of DC through my system. The sparks occur when > the electrolyte is getting low, deposits are collecting on both nickels, and > the supply voltage is varying a lot. I would guess that I am getting a > couple of amps per square cm due to the deposits covering nickel area and > many large bubbles as the electrolyte is boiling. > > There are sparks and bright yellow looking flashes that are very near or on > the negative terminal connected nickel. I also see puffs of smoke rising > after a large flash. These displays are quite interesting to watch. > > My supply most likely has a large capacitor connected across its output > since I found that the two nickels will stick together with a bright flash > if I allow them to touch when out of the cell. I wonder if the excess burst > of energy due to capacitor discharge is evolved in the activity. > > This behavior appears every time I allow the electrolyte to boil until the > cell is almost dry. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Walker <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 11:43 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:New Experiment Started > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 4:35 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I finally obtained a safe alternative that is working at the moment. I am >> getting sparks and all. Thanks for the idea. > > > Does anyone know if sparks are common? What is the amperage per cm^2? > > Eric >
