30+ years, for over 30 years I had been researching and experimenting in "Reciprocal Energy Efficiency Production Systems", a term more accurate to what everyone is attempting to accomplish, not as cool sounding, but less vague also. The term needs to be clarified for the benefit of BOTH the researchers/experimenters in this field, but also and ESPECIALLY the outside world...
Many assumptions are made on both sides about "Overunity", and for many of those on our side, it effects our research and successes (or failures respectively), because we go into our projects with certain ideas, objectives and strategies, leading down a path that may be the wrong one......right train station, wrong track, as for those who don't even want to accept the possibility......well, the vagueness is a weapon that is hard to try to convince a person who doesn't want to listen, to change for just a second.
"Overunity" is commonly defined as a device and/or a system which once initiated, will begin a series of steps that will efficiently reuse energy in a manner that will maintain the progression of the system and/or production of an excess amount of energy necessary to maintain said system.
In a way, that is the "EFFECT" that is the objective. commonly the first words out of most people's mouths is "THERMODYNAMICS !!!", specifically the "first law", extra simplified "energy can NOT be created or destroyed, only changed form", which in EVERY way is absolutely true !!!

but has NOTHING to do with Overunity devices/systems.
Too many hopefuls and idealists in our circle spend their whole lives and all their money in trying to find the flaw in Thermodynamics or an undiscovered situational stipulation that provides a "workaround", it is because of their attempting to beat Thermodynamics, they fail, when in fact, it is the laws of Thermodynamics that PROVES the possibility of a device/system that can produce an amount of power that can maintain its own systems, but also provide an amount in excess of that.
I won't go into any PBS Special or anything, but will prove a point.....
define "fuel": a physical substance that is used to provide energy to a device or system, more specifically, a physical substance that is usually ignited to greatly increase the release of potential energy to a device or system.
fuels generally come in gas, liquids & solid, but can come in other forms, like chemical reaction (batteries), even radioactive material, even though is a solid, it is the process of fusion that produces the heat energy, the material itself is not incendiary, then every "Overunitist's" favorite fuel.......Magnets !!!
You might be confused as to why I classify a magnet as a source of "Fuel", because, a magnet is a powerful source of stored potential energy, some less than others, but when utilized in an efficient configuration and system, it is a great weapon in the war of free and efficient energy, it is CHEAP, it is STABLE/(safe) and best of all........PERMANENT !!! (if properly maintained)
You think "but magnets are so bulky plus if all this was true, how come they are not used for energy production more than just, gas or wind powered generators

, but they are, water dams power stations, the water turns turbines connected to giant brushless coils/magnet system, even
nuclear power, the nuclear reaction does NOT create the electricity for the system, it provides the heat to water, the water turns to steam in giant pistons, which in short is very much how the car works, pistons, alternator, powers fuel, fuel powers pistons, pistons power electrical, electrical powers fuel, ect.
Several years ago, I almost gave up the cause, but started thinking "Why are there so many haters

", it lead me to truly understand what "Overunity" really is, and I started theories, designs and experimentations, which led me to the successes and discoveries I have come to over these past few years and am almost ready to release my designs and findings.
"Overunity" objective systems (magnets or not) are about maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs (electrically).
Don't throw the Thermodynamics book out the door, put it on your desk, "Overunity" is real, not magical or a pipe dream.