Sure
https://m.youtube.com/user/Sm0ky2I connected the drive motor to a 5v power pack inverter
1.2A (max) with a variable resistor for speed control.
That way I'm not burning out batteries doing tests and machine upgrades
Still looking for a schematic of a true Pidgeon
But from what I understand of it, it's just a really sealed
version of the machine I have built. So that's my current focus
upgrading the isolation of the charges to reduce leakage.
What I have found is there is a balance between capacitance
And load impedance.
Which can cause the electrostatic machines to operate in
One of two manners
1) is the more commonly known: spark, wait for charge build up, spark wait,spark
2) is a more direct draw of pulse-current, or machine variant frequency
Of sparks that rely more on the RPM for freq. than gap distance.
This second manner of operation is of interest because the
machine's internal capacitance is driving the pulse.
In some cases, the external capacitors or Leyden jars
can be entirely removed from the circuit.
The difference is substantial, in the first case the machine behaves like
the standard electrostatic configuration. Brilliant, loud pops and sparks.
With indeterminable pauses between the next spark.
In the second case the machine resembles more the sparks from a
flyback transformer.
I believe the changeover point between the 2nd mode to the 1st
To occur when the external capacitance exceeds the machines internal
capacitance and the impedance is too great. Lower the impedance and
the machine transitions back into the 2nd mode of operation.
