[BC] Charge Dissipation Devices

[Mark Humphrey]

Yes, I should have included a legal disclaimer or "don't try this at home" statement.  Willie, please be careful and don't use a battery that you can't afford to lose.  And remember, if the dissipator takes a direct hit, the EPA may need to get involved.
 
This isn't really a new idea -- according to this historical account, Ben Franklin used lightning to charge Leyden Jars, an experiment that supported the principle of "conservation of charge":
 
http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/instruments/archaic/leyden_jars.htm
 
Mark


Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:
Be careful. The measurements were of broadband noise energy typically 
found in that environment. Not DC or other nominal sources of any known 
stable voltage. A substantial amount of research is needed to quantify the 
frequency of the energy being conveyed as well as the voltage before any 
type of system to harness it is developed. Keep in mind THAT energy could 
very well turn into a high discharge event quickly.

MM

At 12:35 PM 5/11/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 05/11/2005 11:30:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>ronc at sonic.net writes:
>
>Good gravy! That could certainly be used to charge a battery, at least
>partially! That's a lot of juice! Maybe this is a method to "harness" at 
>least a
>tiny bit of the power from storms... if not commercially, certainly 
>experienced
>hobbyists could do it. :)
>

		
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