Capacitor Return
Dear boguslaw,
We don't have a wiring diagram for the "real" EMA4. All we have is the re-worked, misleading, and partially disclosing patent documents.
However, your proposal of a capacitor return is something I have not considered. You are correct in that Dr. Tesla did disclosed that capacitor return concept in that time period. I understand that technically it is called the "Tesla Equa-Drive". It was used by Richard Hull for his Fusor research. I have no idea why it is better than any other method, but apparently it is.
In the EMA4 photos and the patent documents it appears that the whole engine case is designed as a capacitor with a 0.250" Teflon liner (high K factor). For sure the outer case is electrically active since it is linked to the batteries with a 4-0 cable.
The laminate cores of the stator electromagnets are also electrically active. These electromagnets are housed and bounded on aluminum base plates that are about 6" wide. These could form a capacitor with the case, however the effective capacitance wouldn't be very high due to the thickness of the dielectric.
This is something to consider. One major problem with this technology was figuring out how all the connections were made.
Mark McKay
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We don't have a wiring diagram for the "real" EMA4. All we have is the re-worked, misleading, and partially disclosing patent documents.
However, your proposal of a capacitor return is something I have not considered. You are correct in that Dr. Tesla did disclosed that capacitor return concept in that time period. I understand that technically it is called the "Tesla Equa-Drive". It was used by Richard Hull for his Fusor research. I have no idea why it is better than any other method, but apparently it is.
In the EMA4 photos and the patent documents it appears that the whole engine case is designed as a capacitor with a 0.250" Teflon liner (high K factor). For sure the outer case is electrically active since it is linked to the batteries with a 4-0 cable.
The laminate cores of the stator electromagnets are also electrically active. These electromagnets are housed and bounded on aluminum base plates that are about 6" wide. These could form a capacitor with the case, however the effective capacitance wouldn't be very high due to the thickness of the dielectric.
This is something to consider. One major problem with this technology was figuring out how all the connections were made.
Mark McKay
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