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Rickets SSG Journey. Progress Log.
Hi,
Intro...I've "tinkered" with electronics for a while...mainly computers and programming stuff. Used to play with microelectronics and house wiring as a kid/teen until an accident took my right eyesight for a year..shied away from electronics for a while after that....always wear eye protection when working with electronics
I've since got most of the sight back, and like a bad habit I've started working with micro electronics again. Started by building LED light fixtures. Then all of a sudden I found this Bedini business....wow what an absolute treat John, his supporters, co-workers and their work has been to go through. Some really amazing stuff, and a good group of folk willing to talk, share, open idea's with one another. Thanks.
So I'm going to follow suit and document my SSG creations, progress, challenges, etc. Just a note I don't often follow the normal convention...I like to try different ideas. I'm also still a newbie to this stuff too...so bear with me as I'm far from "up to par" as some of you.
I've made 3 SG's so far. First one was a bust (or I though it was...I have since realized what went wrong and it would probably have worked with some tuning)
Second was this one...
I've since scrapped that one because it's part of a concept I'll be working on later. It would have cost me too much to make so it'll have to wait till I can afford the magnet wire and other items to do it right. As John says....scaling the project opens up new possibilities....this is one that the possibility I was trying to achieve required major scaling, and that costs more than I have :P
Third and current project...
This one isn't as fast as my first, but with the magnets on the inner part of the hub I've been able to get a heck of a lot of torque out of this without having to put too much $$ in magnet wire. With just 6 run coils and a trigger it'll rip my hand off trying to stop it :P
I just took it for a test run last night....there's still lots of kinks to work out...most of which is a new hub, as the current one has a major "wobble" and past 300rpm it looks like it's only a matter of time before it goes flying. It's hard to make a perfect circle with a hole in the exact center when all you have is a skill saw :P
I have some major plans for this circuit, but I've since realized I need to start small.....plus magnet wire and parts in the quantities I need is uber $$$ :P
I've also started making some batteries. I firmly believe that having the right batteries for this system will change it's possibilities. Conventional batteries are just too limited in their designs/materials....as JB has noted over and over....I hear ya
I started making an Edison cell, but since found it too hard to get Nickel in the amount I wanted....so I poured over my periodic table and lead/zinc with Alum as per John's tests seems like a great combo. The day I realized to use lead and zinc I look to see if anyone else had....sure enough...John has
May also do some testing with K0H (potash) electrolyte instead of alum since it's super cheap here in Canada If anyone wants to try it a good starting mix for the potash blend is 1800ml distilled water to 350ml K0H, or just do 1 part K0H to 5 distilled h2o.
Anyway I'm off to tinker...hope to have some neat results soon. I'll post more specifics of my current energizer once I get some more reliable tests completed. Between work, wife, and kids I may be lagged in responding so bear with me if asking questions.
Thanks for the SG JB. Also thanks for the Beginner's Guide. That book is a God send. Anyone that hasn't gotten/read it .... do it. Worth every penny if you want to work with SG's.
ttyl
Rick
Intro...I've "tinkered" with electronics for a while...mainly computers and programming stuff. Used to play with microelectronics and house wiring as a kid/teen until an accident took my right eyesight for a year..shied away from electronics for a while after that....always wear eye protection when working with electronics
I've since got most of the sight back, and like a bad habit I've started working with micro electronics again. Started by building LED light fixtures. Then all of a sudden I found this Bedini business....wow what an absolute treat John, his supporters, co-workers and their work has been to go through. Some really amazing stuff, and a good group of folk willing to talk, share, open idea's with one another. Thanks.
So I'm going to follow suit and document my SSG creations, progress, challenges, etc. Just a note I don't often follow the normal convention...I like to try different ideas. I'm also still a newbie to this stuff too...so bear with me as I'm far from "up to par" as some of you.
I've made 3 SG's so far. First one was a bust (or I though it was...I have since realized what went wrong and it would probably have worked with some tuning)
Second was this one...
I've since scrapped that one because it's part of a concept I'll be working on later. It would have cost me too much to make so it'll have to wait till I can afford the magnet wire and other items to do it right. As John says....scaling the project opens up new possibilities....this is one that the possibility I was trying to achieve required major scaling, and that costs more than I have :P
Third and current project...
This one isn't as fast as my first, but with the magnets on the inner part of the hub I've been able to get a heck of a lot of torque out of this without having to put too much $$ in magnet wire. With just 6 run coils and a trigger it'll rip my hand off trying to stop it :P
I just took it for a test run last night....there's still lots of kinks to work out...most of which is a new hub, as the current one has a major "wobble" and past 300rpm it looks like it's only a matter of time before it goes flying. It's hard to make a perfect circle with a hole in the exact center when all you have is a skill saw :P
I have some major plans for this circuit, but I've since realized I need to start small.....plus magnet wire and parts in the quantities I need is uber $$$ :P
I've also started making some batteries. I firmly believe that having the right batteries for this system will change it's possibilities. Conventional batteries are just too limited in their designs/materials....as JB has noted over and over....I hear ya
I started making an Edison cell, but since found it too hard to get Nickel in the amount I wanted....so I poured over my periodic table and lead/zinc with Alum as per John's tests seems like a great combo. The day I realized to use lead and zinc I look to see if anyone else had....sure enough...John has
May also do some testing with K0H (potash) electrolyte instead of alum since it's super cheap here in Canada If anyone wants to try it a good starting mix for the potash blend is 1800ml distilled water to 350ml K0H, or just do 1 part K0H to 5 distilled h2o.Anyway I'm off to tinker...hope to have some neat results soon. I'll post more specifics of my current energizer once I get some more reliable tests completed. Between work, wife, and kids I may be lagged in responding so bear with me if asking questions.
Thanks for the SG JB. Also thanks for the Beginner's Guide. That book is a God send. Anyone that hasn't gotten/read it .... do it. Worth every penny if you want to work with SG's.
ttyl
Rick
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