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Kapagen_Explorer
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Post #1
Posted on Jun 18, 2008, 09:40 AMLink
I have been analyzing the patent and the Turkish video demonstrations of Tariel Kapanadze's 5kW generator. He uses a copper plate cylinder, a high voltage spark gap, and a very specific grounding setup. Let's analyze how he modulates the high-frequency resonant field with the 50Hz grid frequency. Is the primary coil a Tesla coil configuration?
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TeslaWave
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Post #2
Posted on Jun 20, 2008, 02:15 PMLink
It is a parametric resonance system. The spark gap operates in the 100kHz to 150kHz range. The key is that the primary coil has a very low number of turns (usually 3 or 4 turns of heavy copper pipe) over a secondary pancake or bifilar coil. The heavy grounding rod is not just a safety feature; it is the source of the charge carriers. The high frequency spark gap creates a potential difference that sucks electrons from the ground during the zero-crossings of the 50Hz carrier wave.
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Sparky_T
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Post #3
Posted on Jun 22, 2008, 07:05 PMLink
If you watch the 2004 green box demo, you can see he starts the system with a 9V battery and a small inverter, then once the spark gap fires, he loops it and it powers 5,000 watts of incandescent light bulbs. The spark gap has to be enclosed to prevent RF interference from shutting down the starting inverter. I am trying to build this using a flyback transformer and a rotary spark gap.
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GroundSource
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Post #4
Posted on Jun 25, 2008, 11:45 AMLink
Ground impedance is everything here. If your ground rod is dry, the system output drops to zero. I watered my ground rod with saltwater and noticed a massive increase in high frequency current on the secondary. We are drawing charge directly from the Earth's standing wave potential.