Aspiring inventor here, of sorts. I have some questions. Posted this on another site but I think the forums are dead.

So, I was reading about this stuff. www dot dtic dot mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a094910.pdf

That with a switching mechanism, current could be directed from the disk into a primary winding, which would, using a switch, interrupt its own current over and over, creating a high voltage spike in a secondary winding.

What I'd like to know is, would it be practical to use a high voltage "voltage multiplier" (cockcroft-walton) to get static DC from the high voltage pulses? Would I need custom diodes and capacitors in order to achieve this? I'm thinking of using the biefeld-brown effect since the pulses will be over 50 kV, and I can use asymetrical capacitors pulsed with over 50 kv to generator thrust with each pulse in the direction of rotation.

This would be a Faraday disk generator that doesn't require brushes and generates it's own high voltage. Self excited. I am not the only one to think of this but I'm considering using the static DC to supply voltage/current from tungsten rods connected to the disk, in the form of a spark gap. So instead of brushes, it uses plasma contacts. There would need to be a timer probably, because it would generate a lot of heat. so it could only be static for so long, then switched off to cool down, and allow another Faraday Disk generator to take it's place. Suggestions?

Was also wondering if it would be possible to use the static DC generated from the multiplier and pulses to charge the Faraday disk itself. As in, have two disks, one positive and one negative.

This is also a working variant.

Regards Arne

A quick test at the same speed.
Axis; a thin hollow brass.
In my post above. The voltage across was about 8 - 9 mV.

Regards Arne

Hi Arne,

Could you try this, in both configuration with a ferromagnetic axle and non ferromagnetic?

Hi  With the "naked" brass axle and the same speed as before and a distanse between the meas. points about 2 cm (=.8 ")  only 0.1 mV
     With a  soft Fe rod inserted inside the brass tube, that gave 0.4 mV
     Not much to put in a christmas tree!

Regards Arne

Hi F6FLT
You can use my readings as a rough comparison to different set ups. I only used 2 Volt to my motor here. But feeded with maximum 12V  it produced about 30 - 35 mV at my first test with two magnets. 8 -9-mV with 2 Volt to the motor.
I'm sorry I don't have any wider magnets at home to make some comparison tests.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gduYoT9sMaE

Regards Arne

In the video what would be the result if you spin the stator and magnet?
One in both the same direction, the other in opposite directions?
I would think the voltage would double.
artv

In any case, magnet rotating or not rotating: same effect

 Right motor is constantly spinning. Readings center to rim.
 Left motor: magnet rotating + or -,
 or not rotating at all: same effect

So the stator has to see the disc in motion,and as long as a magnetic field is present a voltage is produced.
If you put on a second stator,could you collect double the voltage?
Or stators on both sides of the disc,reverse polarity but still a voltage?
artv