Your description seems remarkable similiar to Telsa Radiant energy collector
but afraid not sure if he built one.
I seems to remember the plate in the air needed to be vanished
if I can remember correctly
You might like to check out my flasher idea at my web site
http://geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/1135
based along these lines
Geoff
Has anyone made one of these? I noticed that
>George Wiseman has a book for sale that shows how to build one. Don't know
>how much it can collect. I don't recall if the metal plate could be painted
>or if it had to be unfinished or clearcoated. I believe that most homes are
>well grounded (to give the third prong on plugs something to do). I've also
>noticed a lot of buildings being made with metal roofs. Seems like you would
>have half the circuit already. I don't know if the paint on the metal roofs
>would hinder collection or not. You would definitely have the height and
>surface area. I wonder how it compares (powerwise) to Photovoltaics. You
>wouldn't have to worry about metal roofs being as fragile (get a lot of hail
>in our neck of the woods don't we Jerry) as PV roofs would. Has anyone built
>even a simple one to see what it can do?
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>Keith
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>Jerry W. Decker wrote:
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>> Hi Folks!
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>> I know this list has only been online for about 3 days now....seems like
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>> Just trying to stir up some discussions....you know, what do you think
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>> I know for a fact some of you are from the old BBS, so you know the
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>> Something interesting, Jogg Hammerling, the maintainer of the P.O.R.E.
>> site, deals with Wilhelm Reichs' Orgone energy research (includes free
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>> Their website is http://www.orgone.org if you want to drop in and check
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