This Bill Alek guy looks like a real B.S. artist. =A0He is putting carbon a=
rc rods in a spark gap and claiming cold fusion, alchemy, and 160% overunit=
y. =A0The "pictures" of the SSBC and friends on the site are vector drawing=
s, not even pictures of real equipment. =A0Take a look at his "science" (mo=
re like pseudoscience) site at intalek.com.

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> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:34:26 -0500
> From: mechanic_2@charter.net
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [EE] Self-Sustainable Battery Charger?
>
> Russell,
> I have to agree. This is perpetual motion and that violates the
> basic laws of thermodynamics. Yes, we are surrounded by energy and we
> can harvest that energy but the amount that can be harvested is very
> limited. Even trying to get enough power for a light bulb is very
> difficult. Keeping a battery charged and supplying enough power to run a
> motorcycle with a person on it would be impossible.
> Also energy recovery during coasting and braking is a real and
> achievable goal but you can't recover 100% let lone recover 100%+. Some
> percent of power will be loss to heat caused by friction with the air,
> friction in the bearings, friction at the tire and road interface,
> resistance in the wiring, and resistance in the batteries. An 80% total
> efficiency rating is probably being conservative. It is probably closer
> to 50%.
> Thanks,
> rich!
>
> On 7/31/2014 12:41 PM, RussellMc wrote:
>>> Self-Sustainable Battery Charger?*
>>> * http://auroratek.us/PRODUCTS.html
>> I'm usually careful to be polite about such 'over-unity' claims and I tr=
y
>> hard to keep an open mind and leave opportunity to discover new things.
>>
>> However, in this case they have a very well founded product, they make v=
ery
>> specific claims, they have working hardware exhibited at shows, they hav=
e
>> firm release dates for a range of products, and their web site contains
>> material providing outlines of the underlying physics behind their
>> equipment.
>>
>> Here is the Jetson self charging electric scooter. (Cute name)
>> Add a second battery that you can switch to and take it easy and you cou=
ld
>> ride this around the world non-stop (the dry parts anyway).
>> Or just hook it up to a load and get around 200 Watt's continuous.
>>
>>
>
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