Lawrence: I don't see how that can be, unless there was some kind of dead short across the battery OR a probe not connected properly. I find that the measured battery voltage is close to 1.5V, with fluctuations around that value when a JT-type circuit is running and I routinely achieve resonance conditions. I would like to try other tests when I return from travel.
Now here, I have been using mean Power based on your debate with .99 (and my own studies as well) in which it was concluded that mean Power would be the proper approach -- but if not, why not? and what approach would you use instead? I don't think that taking Vrms * Irms will give the correct value for power, for the reasons discussed at length during that debate.
It is so important to take correct measurements! and to agree on how this should be done. Finally, we may have to do some other measurements-- such as using a capacitor to provide the input power and test the voltage on the cap after a period of time of running, to determine the input power.
Dear PhysicsProf, It cannot be a dead short across the battery. We had the same waveforms with three different two oscilloscope setups. We had dozens if not hundreds of working FLEET prototypes. We had the demonstrations at multiple locations including Hong Kong University. The waveforms cannot be wrong. Please take my advice – forget improving Joule Thief by a few percent here and there. Your time will be much better spent hunting for resonance with FLEET, Joule Ringer and other Multi-LCR resonance circuits. I repeat – Joule Thief is NOT a multi-LCR circuit. It cannot go into sympathetic vibration by itself. It needs at least one or more LCR circuits When you come back from your travel, focus on finding standing waves in your one oscilloscope. Start working on the FLEET, Joule Ringer or other multi-LCR resonance circuits. Please forget about the useless and misleading debate information. It will be left as historic record on how stupid I was. I stared at the waveforms for months and did not realize the Output Power Waveform was a standing wave! Please focus on the classic explanation of a standing wave. A classic standing wave is associated with resonance. It can be produced by two identical waves travelling in opposite directions. Or it can be produced by a reflected wave. When we examine a standing wave, the amplitude is from the zero axis to the Node (maximum amplitude) position. The Instantaneous Output Power Curve is definitely a Standing Wave. Taking the mean of any classic, ideal standing wave will give zero value. That is definitely WRONG in any analysis of standing waves. No scientists will ever say that the huge amplitude observed at resonance is zero. That debate with Harvey as the moderator was the most stupid thing I did. It was like taking an uncut diamond to a jewel shop to get an evaluation from the saleperson. The salesperson is unlikely to be a top expert. The conclusion was that – the diamond was junk. Poynt99, MileHigh and Harvey are not as qualified as the United Nation Experts (Chinese Nationals with academic qualifications). Once the Experts confirmed that the Output Power Curve is a standing wave, it opened my eyes. The actual energy must be the positive or the negative area of the standing wave. Using the Mean Power x Time will give you zero energy. How could I be so stupid to send my diamond to some unqualified persons? The Rosemary experience helped me. From now, I shall only trust the academically qualified experts with actual working test equipments. The postings on the Internet are for documentation purposes. I no longer need comments and reviews from untrained, unqualified, self-proclaimed experts. I trust in Divine Revelations. They are so clear now. They will be clarified by the Experts from United Nations with China leading the pack of at least 54 Countries. I do not need to send prototypes to anyone any more. The standing wave is evidence enough. The next step is for every participant in the seminars/workshops to have one or more working FLEET prototypes – properly tested, photographed, videotaped and verified. They can bring that back to their own countries and improve them to produce products. Amen.
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