Hi guys

Great report on that gallium coated electrode cell Ian!
Thanks!

Too bad it doesn't put out more... but it's outputting, so that's still something!
As for the polarisation reversal, I have also noticed that my mixes tend to reverse
polarity... But I've never seen it change right in front of me though
I am now checking if it really makes much of a difference in which direction the
material is polarised; or at least I'm making a couple of new cells which I plan to
polarise oppositely. I have yet to decide on the voltage.

My gallium still has not arrived, thinking of looking for another source. Perhaps
I'll go for the Ga/In/Sn alloy, although that's more expensive...
I've paused my "alternative" cell line with a high metal oxide content mix for
the time being, as the various cells I made with that were not very succesful
(read: duds). I thought I had a few nice ones there... but apparently not.
The lower content mixes appear to test similar to the older cells I made,
with hardly any additives, and it may be worth looking into those...
... I was thinking along the lines of using small amounts to 'pollute'
one of my basic mixes, then "bake" several layers with different selected
'pollutants' on top of eachother (one on top of the other) so that they
form relatively "p" and "n" layers.... This will be tricky (if not downright
impossible) in a tube, so I'm going to hunt for some low metal saucers or plates.
Although I still have to figure out how to get the second electrode "baked"
to the top layer while still allowing the moisure to escape from the bake...
Oh well, things to ponder.

A bit dissapointing seeing I was hoping the gallium would open a quantum flux gate and release mega fryons tuned to the galactic center. Ah well, next week perhaps 

ROFL!   megafryons

I must admit though the gallium coated aluminium tube did look pretty swish, I just might just chuck all this in and go and make artistic wind chimes for those guys in Byron bay.

heh, yeah, pretty expensive little windchimes though
I was wondering, how hot does it get over there, at your place?
... 'cause if Ga melts at 30 degrees...
"mommy, the windchimes are melting!"

best regards,
Koen

I think that's pretty amazing

Hi Jeanna,

On some points at surface, the output is over 140 mV,  in any case, the amperage doesn't pass 0,5 micro A

The polarity is variable: on some points of the compounds positive is negative or vice-versa....poor alignment?

Resistivity from more than 1 Mohm to about 7 Kohm adding pressure to the compound or tapping it with something


Pity, if I could eliminate porosity, the results may be more interesting...

@Sutra: nice post! Thanks

The polarity is variable: on some points of the compounds positive is negative or vice-versa....poor alignment?

Yes, could be, or it could be localised zones with very localised polarisation of their own, I have
seen this in a few test bakes too. It was quite confusing for a little while, but that seems to be the
explanation: very locally, small "clusters" of the ingredient materials bind together to result in
a localised polarity that is not aligned with the main or indended polarity.
I have noticed this appears to happen more in mixes with a relatively high pure metal content.
Or at least, in my experiments it does.

Resistivity from more than 1 Mohm to about 7 Kohm adding pressure to the compound or tapping it with something

Sorry, so you mean that the effective resistance rises when you add pressure? Piezoelectric resistor?
Now that is interesting Not really the intended effect, but clearly some type of piezo-effect. Cool.

Pity, if I could eliminate porosity, the results may be more interesting...

Yes, porosity may hinder effects. So eliminating it should increase any effect.
The material you describe has a relatively high aluminium content, and of course
pure Al will oxidise, and alumina (Al2O3) is known for its tendency to form porous
materials, as is the alumina-silicon ceramic. If you could eliminate or decrease the
oxidation of the aluminium powder, you might be able to significantly limit the formation
of pores and alumoina itself. Aluminosilicates (Al:Si approx 1:1) on the other hand is a geopolymer
binding agent and can form relatively solid blocks with relatively low pore content,
which is structurally very tough. You may want to look into that, or similar geoplymer binders?
Also, adding "filler" of very small particle size may work, if the particles can "get into"
the pores somehow during the manufacture process but before actual solidification...

Your block there looks very similar to some of the test materials I have made,
also a porous rock with very low voltage and (near) to zero amps.
The effect of voltage temporarily rising or dropping when the materials are
shocked or pressed on, that I have also seen. But I tend to ignore it for
the most part, as it is not at all the effect I am looking for.

Thans again, good luck with your experiments!


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Yay. Info out of Hutchison other than "Hi please join www.hutchisoneffectonline.com nice to meet you."

@ Feynman:

Great work!  I am sure you just saved a bunch of people a lot of time with experiments here.  Excellent job.

Bill

G'day all,

@Feynman:  Well done, thank you for your efforts. I think all in this group will appreciate the information you have come up with. There was one ingredient that John mentioned that I haven't used yet although I have tons of the stuff in the cupboard. Epsom salts. I don't think it will be as good as rochelle salt but that one bit of info has now made things a lot clearer. Thanks.
The high KV may cause a problem, the highest I can go is about 6 KV so I'd better start hunting around.
 Ok then, it's back to the lab, I can see this is going to be one long night. 

Ps  did you manage to record the show?

Catch you later.

Ian.

Hi guys...

Great news....wow!

Shall we just starting pounding some diodes? (hunting for Germanium and Silicium) LOL
Ciao