I'm not sure what is specifically meant by 'error'. Tesla proposed that
greater energy levels could be created within resonant circuits by, using
these terms, conservatively saving lots of nickels over time. What Tesla
was pointing out had nothing to do with any overall work gain in the
resonant circuit, but rather that the 'bank' could be emptied in very short
time intervals to provide results and effects that could not otherwise be
achieved.
It is possible to have enormous energy levels belting around a tank circuit
that are driven by relatively small excitation levels. This obviously
does'nt mean you have a free energy device just because the input power is,
say, 1 Watt and the tank circuit indicates hundreds of Watts trapped in the
resononant system. Charles Wilde's experiment illustrates this. But you can
extract high tank circuit energy levels to provide an effective short
duration pusle of very high power levels. Consider the capacitor - you can
trickle charge a cap with very small energy levels over long periods of
time - but the 'instantaneous' discharge could kill you. That's the very
effect that Tesla points out.
Regards, Bill.
At 14:01 15/08/98 -0500, Jerry W. Decker wrote:
>Hi Folks!
>
>With regard to Charles Wilde's excellent experimental report, here is a
>comment from an electrical engineer that you might find of interest;
>
>Gee. Lab error. Whoodathunkit?
>
>A larger resonant circuit can easily have several kilowatts of energy
>running around inside it. The deflection on your color tv is a good
>example.
>
>Just like a piggy bank, the energy got there a nickel at a time. Also
>like the bank, you can empty that particular set of nickels only once.
>
>This appeared to be a profound and fundamental Tesla error. It was not
>obvious to me that he always was able to draw the distinction between
>resonant energy buildup and actual energy sourcing.
>--
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