Started a new run this evening. I finished the coding for a fully automated experimental series, and I'm running a trial run to make sure everything is working correctly.
For the trial run, here is my procedure: Run a 3 minute baseline with no power to collect temp data. Run a 5 minute run with 12V 400 mAmp. Let cell cool to within 5 degrees F of ambient. Run another 5 minutes with 12V 400 mAmp. Let cell cool to within 5 of ambient. Run 5 minutes @ 24VDC and 800 mAmp. Let cell cool to within 5 of ambient. Run 5 minutes with alternating between 24VDC 800 mAmp 8 seconds and 24VDC/12VDC rapid alternating pulses for 2 seconds (120-150 pulses per second) Continue recording data while cools to within 5 of ambient. For now, I'm just testing everything out, and not really expecting any LENR to be happening. If the delta T for run 4 is statistically significantly greater than run 3, we may suspect something interesting is happening. I'm sampling temp and amperage every 10 seconds. I'll post a video update when I get time to upload. Regards, Jack On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are some interesting pieces of equipment on this website that may be > useful in experimenting. > > http://www.amazing1.com/hv-hf-power-supplies.htm > > In particular, I'm thinking the high frequency AC would be useful in > inducing high surface current flow in the electrodes (i.e., Robert Godes > method). > > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Chuck, >> >> I blew my wall wort power supplies. The IOIO board current for USB >> charging was set to low causing my phone to lose a connection with the >> board. This then caused the AC and DC supplies to short together. Which >> is not that big of a deal as I still have some that I haven't burned up >> yet. Really, I need to get some good power supplies with protection >> against things like that. The AC ones burn out pretty easily, so it is >> definitely better to pulse them on and off to give them time to cool. >> >> Anyway, I took that opportunity to relocate everything to my basement as >> the temperature variations in the garage add a complicating layer to all >> the measurements. At the same time, I got my temp sensors in from Atlas >> Scientific. I then hooked them up to the IOIO board and did the >> programming to measure the voltages and convert to temperature. They are >> working well. Just last night, I got everything set up again. I need to >> do a little more programming to save the recorded temperature values to a >> file. >> >> If I can get an AC power supply that will hold up, I'll do a several day >> automated run. >> >> 1. Run on DC only and see the max temp achieved. >> 2. Run on AC only and see the max temp achieved. >> 3. Run AC/DC switching and see the max temp achieved. >> >> I think in theory #3 should produce a max temp somewhere in between 1 and >> 2. If it's greater than 1 and 2, that would be very interesting. I'll >> make another video once I start running again. >> >> Jack >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:28 PM, Chuck Sites <cbsit...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Jack for the find. Good info. I love the idea of doing a CF >>> experiment via an Android phone app. Just add a couple of thermistors and >>> a hacked together current and voltage multi-meter function and you will >>> have all necessary measurements for calorimetry data collection. How is >>> the experiment going by the way? For the DC/AC do charge the nickel with >>> H. So, on the DC cycle, you will want to nickel to be Cathod (-) this >>> time. >>> The idea with the AC, is you want as much hydrogen stuffed into the >>> niickel lattice as you can get initially. Once the surface lattice is >>> loaded several atoms deep, switch the current to AC. >>> >>> Summery; start high-current DC with Nickel as the Cathode (-) to infuse >>> H into the Nickel lattice. Then apply AC to alternate the electro-motive >>> forces on the H in the lattice. If you using two nickels in the AC/DC >>> experiment, then the nickel on the (-) cathode should get hot during the AC >>> cycle. The purpose of the AC is to create an EMF that will vibrate the H >>> such that fusion probability increases. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Chuck >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Chuck. It's a fun hobby. >>>> >>>> I don't program in Java having done so much in visual basic over the >>>> years. Fortunately, I found a language for Android that is very much like >>>> VB called >>>> Basic4Android<https://www.plimus.com/jsp/redirect.jsp?contractId=1715566&referrer=1047706>. >>>> It has a library for the IOIO board. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Chuck Sites <cbsit...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for sharing the video Jack. I really like how your >>>>> controlling that with and Android and IOIO microcontroller. I'm a >>>>> beginner Android developer and the little IOIO PIC device is really cool. >>>>> That is a great way of doing a duty cycle on the AC/DC. >>>>> Here is a nice discussion on the IOIO (yo-yo) board for others that >>>>> might be interested. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://androidcontrol.blogspot.com/2011/10/ioio-board-for-android-control-io.html >>>>> >>>>> Best Regards, >>>>> Chuck >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I shot a little video of my latest experiment with borax. It is >>>>>> controlled with an Android phone, IOIO microcontroller, and relay bank. >>>>>> I >>>>>> am switching back and forth between AC and DC current supplies. Pardon >>>>>> the >>>>>> mess of wires as I am early in the process. It is interesting how the >>>>>> electrolyte turns a copper brown color. That was after running 1 1/2 >>>>>> days >>>>>> on DC current at 5 to 13 watts. I'm using the same 8 nickels on the >>>>>> thoriated tungsten rod as a cathode and 4 stainless steel washers as the >>>>>> anode. There is more heating and almost no bubbles on AC. I'm not sure >>>>>> what brown color is about. I've seen this repeatedly. >>>>>> >>>>>> What I'm interested to try is to see the max temperature achieved by >>>>>> AC alone, then DC alone, and then AC and DC alternating for different >>>>>> periods of time. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://youtu.be/sH90M85S2mE >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Jack >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
