Dear Bob
I do not appreciate being called a liar. But I did make an error. when you responded to my last email I did not see your full response.
My computer is currently being rebuilt hence I am using a webmail client to view my emails. I did not realise it but because you responded by adding quotes into my original questions the webmail client actually collapsed the response and hid it
The only thing I thought I got from you was the Nolan cert I didn't think you even bothered to reply to my text.
So I sincerely apologise for this basic mistake on my behalf.
Attached is a screenshot so you can see what I saw when I opened the email.
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How you extrapolate that to calling me a liar and a stooge for your brother baffles me, and is a huge insult. Your swearing also tends to confirm your nature.
With respect to the solenoid, It is obvious Mr Rohner you do not understand magnetic fields. Because the piston is aluminium it is perfect to use in a high current solenoid. particularly of the type you have copied/designed.
When you apply a changing magnetic field to ANY METAL a current is induced into that metal. this current creates a magnetic field (flux) that OPPOSES the original magnetic field.
In the case of the Papp engine this would indeed cause the piston to 'fire' the resulting heat generated due to eddy current losses would be minimal. the force of the repulsion would be a factor of the speed of change of the flux. One way to get a very high speed of change is to use a spark gap. Just ask Tesla he used that all the time. A car prior to electronic ignition used a set of points to achieve the same result. An electronic switch (transistor) correctly protected will also do the job but protecting it from the high voltages is more difficult.
Now if you don't believe me about the aluminium check this link out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5B3t8zqJPMIts an excellent example of how aluminium reacts on a strong magnetic field. By charging your high voltage capacitors you are providing exactly the environment I would expect to see this result.
From there I suggest you start to research magnetism.
Now that I better understand Bob Rohners lack of understanding about magnets I can say the "popper" as displayed by Bob Rohner is probably a solenoid. the flux is a sideshow. the magicians slight of hand. but even the magician is not aware he is doing it.
Now I was going to mention this in another post. but here we are so I shall now and it relates to the above.
The excellent video posted featuring Dannel Roberts misses a major point. its something Either Dannel Roberts doesn't understand or chose to leave out.
His lovely spinning top demonstration was very effective. but he failed to draw your attention to the power source. He provided the energy to the spinning top by spinning it. when it collided with the cup or the other top later in the video it was that energy that was expended and made the top explode away. Where else did the energy come from?
So where does the energy come from to raise the noble gasses to the plasma state? He states that quite clearly. The energy comes from the particles colliding with the cold neon particle. The alpha particle in turn gets its energy from the electrical force provided by the high voltage current interacting with the thorium. at that point he says he doesn't know how that's done. But that's Ok the important point is the energy comes from somewhere. That somewhere is the energy input by the electrics.
So given this we have two choices to make
1/ The system gets all its energy from the electricity and therefore is less than overunity
2/ The system is triggered by the electrical energy and gets its energy from somewhere else.
For point 2 we only realistically have 2 options
2a/ the process turns the gas mix into a volatile mix and therefore expends chemical energy.
2b/ The system causes a fusion event.
Personally if I was to choose id go for option 1.
but say we go for option 2
2a is a thermodynamic event. the system should heat up and quickly use up all the fuel.
2b is umm a thermodynamic event the system should heat up and give everyone radiation poisoning. but the fuel will last a long time.
Option 2c is of course ZPE but only the faithful and fools will go down that path.
The reason I asked you to try the device with just atmosphere was I didnt care about the gasses I wanted to rule out the solenoid effect. it only takes a few minutes to do that test and yet you chose to try and baffle me with Pashen Curves to excuse yourself from doing it.
So here goes. Try it without the noble gasses. follow the setup precisely and instead of injecting the gasses just inject air. If my solenoid theory is wrong (and it is only a theory) then the device should not move. Another test is replace the piston with a purely plastic one. it only needs to last a few shots and as you say the temp barely raises so it should be fine. But I am guessing that you wont even try it and if you do then you wont admit it. Many inventors when faced with the total failure of years of work go into denial.
By the way have you tested the device for x-rays? did you know if you create a high voltage spark you are also most likely creating x-rays? I'd be very careful about showing people the lovely open air spark you can make.
And Bob what causes the really loud 'bang' when you show the spark in normal atmosphere? Why its rapid expansion of the gasses. that's what a bang is. so we know it is a thermodynamic reaction, at least in part.
My original comment was that Bobs comments made me concerned that the Plasmerg Popper was fake. Now Bobs comments make me concerned about Bob himself. He doesn't understand some of the basics. While I am sure he is a master of his chosen field of engineering. The Papp engine is an entirely different thing
It was also 'invented' by a guy who previously committed a very serious attempt at fraud. claiming to invent a jet submarine engine and crossed the Atlantic in 13 hours. Everyone even Bob publicly recognises this guy has no knowledge of physics
Would you trust someone like that?
I am pretty sure I wouldn't.
And Bob I too was trying to be friendly. But I wanted to know more. That's why I call myself CuriousChris and not GullibleChris
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Hi All
My first post :)
Russ I found your site from your youtube video about building the popper. I too was thinking about building it. I see Bob has made some comments and it causes me concern.
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Gentlemen
I came here to help you with the mechanics of you experiment. I did not offer in any way to show you how we do it.
Only an idiot would make statements such as this Chris guy just made. The coil is twenty four volts - the steel shaft extends entirely through the coil, the piston is aluminum, so even a few thousand amps would cause no movement let alone lift 50 pound+ weights. I have heard many explanation of how this thing works but this is by far the dumbest. No research, just pie in the sky.
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I was just trying to be friendly. It was apparently a mistake. I don't know if this ***** is one of Dr. Dr. Johns stooges or not but I am out of here.
To anyone else in this forum I am sorry if I have caused offense. it was never my intention. but it is also not my intention to blindly accept the word of someone who makes extraordinary claims
As they say Extraordinary claims requires Extraordinary proof. actually just ordinary proof is fine by me.
Oh Cool, this is the link I really wanted to find ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=iABmUEH5s0k
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