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Here, it is important to also note experiments (described

in my book) by Cramp and

Norgrove

(1936)

and Das

Gupta

(1963)

which have

failed to find

any

torques on

a

non-conductive magnet adjacent to a

conductive

disk carrying current. In fact,

several

scientists

have

proposed,

as

Mr.

Klicker

mentioned

at

the

Tesla

1986

Conference,

that

no experiment can resolve whether

the magnetic field is rotating if

it

is symmetric.

However, this may not have a bearing on the phenomena that Tesla

is

talking

about

concerning the "dragging" of

the field,

since

he concentrates

on

the

The

next

part of

Dr. Tesla's

article

proposes that

in a solid disk, as

described

above,

we

may

be able

to find that the field

magnet

may

be

removed

while

the

generator

disk is kept rotating. Tesla suggests that, due to favorable

eddy

currents,

the

entire

generator may continue to function and even increase in output

when

the

speed

is

increased, forming a fascinating "current accumulator."

To

return to the principal subject;

assume

the

conditions

to

be

such

that

the

eddy currents generated by the rotation of

the

disc

strengthen

the

field, and

suppose the latter gradually removed while the disc

is

kept

rotating

at

an

increased rate. The current, once

started,

may

then

be

sufficient

to

maintain

itself and even increase in strength, and then we have the case

of

Sir William

Thomson's "current accumulator." But from

the

above considerations

it

would

seem that for the success of the experiment

the

employment

of

a

disc

not

subdivided would be essential, for

if

there

should

be

a

radial

subdivision,

the

eddy

currents

could not

form

and

the

self-exciting

action

would

cease.

If

such

a radially subdivided disc were used

it would be

necessary

to

connect

the

spokes by a conducting rim or in any

proper

manner

so

as

to

form

a

symmetrical system of closed circuits ...

The only debatable part comes when

we

rotate

the

meter

and the

disk

with

or

without

the

magnet rotating. Here

if we

ask

about

an

"emf"

or

electromotive

force,

we know

that here is one present (yes), or if we ask

if

there is

a

nonuniform

charge

density,

we

answer yes, but if we ask about "voltage",

the

reaction

of

a meter,

in

the

rotating

frame, we have to answer

no. (I

placed a

small,

specially

designed

voltmeter

on

the

disc to test this unusual effect.)

The

Relativity Comparison

Table

is

a

comparison

between

linear

and

circular

motion

in a more theoretical fashion. Notice the

many

differences

present

for

any

rotating

object.

When I came back, from California

in

1980,

after

a

trip exploring

the

$25,000

generator that Bruce DePalma had built

at the Sunburst Community (now

called

The

Builders); I was determined to build

one myself. This evolved into a Master's

Degree

project

for the

Physics

Department

at

Buffalo's

State

University,

Thanks

to

Erie Community College, I was able to test it at the school, in one of the labs.

In Figure

10,

we

see the results of a typical

run.

At

the

top, the trial was performed

with the

circuit

closed,

generating about

380

Amps

and

the

DC

motor

demanding

266 Watts. Note the slowdown time

here was about 0.57 minutes. Next, at

the

bottom,

we see

the test run with the

circuit open, generating just voltage. Here

the

motor demand lessened to 249 Watts.

Note

the

slowdown time

is

now

longer (0.64

minutes)

showing

less "resistance"

with

the lack of back torque. The last verification

of this analysis is the comparison of

generated

power

(about

25

Watts)

and

the

difference in the motor demand (about

17

Watts

in

this

case).

They are

about

the

same.

283

Quantitatively and

qualitatively we

see evidence for the existence

of

back

torque in a

one-piece Faraday

generator. The

output of the generator tended

to

be

compensated

by the increase in the motor demand for power from the batteries.

We

know that

a decrease in

resistance

of the system, from 1

milliohm down

to

about

1

microhm

(recommended

by Adam

Trombly)

would

improve

the

performance.

Also some

of

the

design

ideas

of

Tesla's would also

contribute

to

a

more

self-sustaining generator.

The

last few

figures

show various

pictures of

my

generator.

They are the best photos

of my large generator with 8" ceramic magnets. For more

information,

including a

complete copy of the Trombly-Kahn

patent

application,

I

would

recommend

my

book. The One-Piece Faraday Generator.

Figure 16. Homopolar generator - Metal

arm at top holds photocell close

to

rotating magnet assembly.

A strip

of

aluminum foil has

been

attached

at

the top of the magnets,

covering

half

of the circumference

for

reflection

of

light into photocell.

Thomas

F.

Valone

holds

a

MA

in

Physics.

I984;a

BS

in

Physics and BSEB. State Univer-

sity

of

NY

at

Buffalo,

1974.

Tom

is

a Profes-

sor

of

Physics

in

and

Electronics

at

Erie

Commu-

nity

College

Buffalo,

NY,

a

Professional

Engineer,

and

President

of

his

own

company,

Integrity

Electronics

&

Research.

His

compa-

ny

is

engaged

in computer sales and special-

ized

instrument

manufacture.

Tom

has

been

involved

in

non-conventional

energy

research

for

the

past

ten

years.

He

established

his

prominence

in

this

a

field

by

beginning

an

investigation

into

non-conventional

energy

generator

in

1979,

as

part

of

a

Master's

Degree program at the State University

This

information

and

picture

was

accurate

back

in

1986.

The

author

can

be

reached

at

iri@erols.com