This is an archive of the list of the updates made to my website over the years.
| September 7, 2005 |
Attempted replication of candle as a solid dielectric.
Did not work. |
| December 22, 2004 |
Attempted replication of rotating charged cylinder experiment
from European patent EP 0486243, Machine for acceleration in a
gravitational field by Haruo Tamashita and Takayuki Toyama.
Did not work. |
| October 14, 2004 |
I made some conductive bearings for doing voltage measurements
across spinning things. |
| September 24, 2004 |
Vacuum cleaner motor and supporting structure for use in
propulsion experiments involving high speed rotation. |
| September 18, 2004 |
1.
Did experiments with Poynting Flow Thruster and determined that
it's really just another wind force being used.
2.
Added details about my new low friction stator/rotor.
3.
Added picture of one of Russell Anderson's beamships. |
| June 11, 2004 |
Added cellulose acetate and varnished cotton to the list of
measured relative dielectric constants (K). Also added a
section on measuring breakdown voltage. |
| May 16, 2004 |
1.
Added conclusion to Full Cylinder, Dual Dielectric e-field Thruster 1
project. No resulting force.
2.
24V DC power supply (homemade).
3.
30kV DC power supply (homemade). |
| March 13, 2004 |
Details about the actual top rejection magnets David Hamel used in his
45GD. Also added test results that show his top rejection magnets
were Barium Ferrite but his cone rim magnets were Strontium Ferrite. |
| October 19, 2003 |
E-Field thruster, a solid dielectric thruster experiment. Device
now completed - test still to be performed. |
| August 30, 2003 |
My homemade HV probe for voltages greater than 40kV (and theoretically
up to 250kV) was completed August 24, 2003. |
| July 12, 2003 |
My new homemade HV probe designed to handle up to 150kV. |
| June 15, 2003 |
A new section on materials. In this case I've added a page on
dielectrics that contains measurements I've made for calculating
the dielectric constants of paraffin wax, lucite, and resin. |
| June 9, 2002 |
Gravitator experiments. |
| February 23, 2002 |
A 24kV computer monitor power supply.
Also, a probe for measuring voltages up to 40kV. |
| December 29, 2001 |
A new weight measuring device. |
| October 14, 2001 |
A new lifter along with some
initial wind tests (effect on a flame, cardboard between electrodes).
The main lifter page is now
here. |
| October 10, 2001 |
Replication of Transdimensional's lifter experiment |
| June 3, 2001 |
Details of David Hamel's spaceship from a visit by Ole Jensen and
me on June 2, 2001. |
| Feb. 22, 2001 |
John Pietrasik's mylar-aluminum Grav-Cap experiments and observations |
| Sept. 30, 2000 |
Electric Rocket Experiment Mark 2 construction begun |
| July 9, 2000 |
1.
Hamel 45 gallon drum Mark 2 with motor completed - details of
test run with ion detector given
2.
New short oscillator for H45GD Mark 2
3. Ion detector added to equipment list |
| July 1, 2000 |
1.
Hamel 45 gallon drum experiment - 3rd visit to David Hamel's - A very
productive visit!
2. Lost Science book added to book list -
excellent biographical/technical chapter on T.T. Brown and his
gravitators
3. New section on this main page that lists
my equipment and has links to further details (e.g. my power supply
and my digital scale) |
| June 3, 2000 |
1.
Hamel 45 Gallon Drum experiment, Mark 2. Now three cones balanced
in the frame
2.
High K Dialectric Experiments - Mark 1 and Mark 1B (not successful (yet)) |
| May 23, 2000 |
Hamel 45 Gallon Drum experiment, Mark 2. Details of the
top cone |
| May 7, 2000 |
1.
Hamel 45 Gallon Drum experiment, Mark 2. All new
construction plus design changes
2.
Very significant work by James Batchelor on the Biefeld-Brown
effect with very high K dielectric |
| April 13, 2000 |
1.
More electrokinetic device experiments of John Pietrasik
2.
A solution to the serrated blade problem for construction of
"cookie cutter" for tin foil plates for the Electric
Rocket (or Gravity-Warp Capacitor) |
| April 4, 2000 |
Construction details for cutting foil plates for the Electric
Rocket (or Gravity-Warp Capacitor) |
| April 2, 2000 |
Electrokinetic device experiments of John Pietrasik |
| October 31, 1999 |
1.
Hamel 45 gallon drum experiment - 2nd visit to David Hamel's
2.
Experiments with a device involving a small dome that always moves
in the direction of the positive (possibly demonstrating Biefeld-Brown
effect).
3. Adamski information
video - excellent footage of the scout craft |
| September 6, 1999 |
Hamel 45 gallon drum experiment - Details of my own attempt using
Steve Thompson's motor approach |
| August 22, 1999 |
Hamel 45 gallon drum experiment - a visit to David Hamel's and
a link to information about a successful replication |
| August 2, 1999 |
Hamel 45 gallon drum experiment - device construction in
progress - Oscillator completed |
| June 8, 1999 |
Hamel magnetic device experiments |
| May 31, 1999 |
New Bahnson experiments with pendulum |
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