Using a Spark Plug to plug a hole makes absolutely no sense. Think about it,
why would one use a $10 spark plug to plug a hole when a bolt or a pipe fitting
plug would provide an effective high pressure plug. When you look at that DGT
end plate, it is quite obvious that that piece was machined deliberately. Why
would DGT deliberately machine a hole just to plug it, and plug it with a spark
plug at that. Makes no sense. Why would there be a need for an"easy" access
when that end flange can easily be removed by removing the bolts.
Many times, we try to overanalyze the situation when the answer is quite
obvious in front of our noses. KISS. A spark plug is in that reactor because
it is being used.
Jojo
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Hercus
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Spark plugs... thoughts and how-to?
Hi Brad,
I was thinking it was just a high pressure plug, no electric pas thru as none
of the pictures showed any evidence of a connection especially a HT connection.
It would be a hack but it does provide easy access to Ni chamber. There is no
evidence Rossi ever used a spark.
Good luck with your experiments.
Colin
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:36 PM, ecat builder <ecatbuil...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Jojo..
Are you currently testing Ni+H2+heat+pressure+sparks?
Can you give us an update on your experiments (or do you have a web
site/blog?)
Care to share your circuit for your SCR spark generator?
Colin: Using a spark plug as a high pressure electric pass-through is
possible, but seems like a hack that wouldn't be used except in a
crude prototype. I am hoping DGT is beyond that. Maybe a red herring..
or a mistake that shouldn't have been in the released pictures.
- Brad
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Jojo Jaro <jth...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Here's some off-the-shelf parts that you can use.
>
> The CDI Ignition box can connect directly to a spark plug and you can
drive
> this ignition box with an Ignition Tester. You can drive sparks at a rate
> of 300 to 20,000 RPM.
>
> http://www.rccdi.com/news/ignition/1.html
>
>
> My old design used these, but I upgraded my ignition box to a custom
design
> SCR circuit driven by my MF-28 data acquisition module. I did this to
> achieve more output, more controllability and more programmability.
>
> Jojo
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ecat builder" <ecatbuil...@gmail.com>
> To: "vortex-l" <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:07 AM
> Subject: [Vo]:Spark plugs... thoughts and how-to?
>
>
>
>> Hi Vortex,
>>
>> I'm thinking of dusting off my experiments. My LabJack is fixed
>> (Thanks LabJack guys) and I have some nickel alloy powder I am anxious
>> to try. And I can add a spark plug easily.
>>
>> DGT said they can trigger the reaction on demand. It sure seems like
>> their trigger is a single spark or a burst of sparks. Thoughts?
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a way to create a single or continuous sparks
>> with a spark plug using off-the-shelf parts? I have a simple frequency
>> generator (sine/sqr/tri waves) that I can use, which I could hook to
>> an SCR and send voltage to a coil. But I'd rather use off the shelf...
>> but a circuit diagram might work too. Or, could I use something like
>> a strobe light kit that uses a plug instead of a flashtube?
>>
>> Rossi's original big blue voltage box.. Could it be putting out high
>> voltage to spark the "Auxiliary" device? I can't find a close-up of
>> the blue box (inside or back) to see if anything looks like a coil. An
>> early reactor picture here
>>
>>
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dadS9almTsE/TaQl3jSqzcI/AAAAAAAAAi0/KcVR26eDkt0/s1600/e-cats1.jpg
>> has something off-the-shelf that might be a thermocouple or heater..
>> but does not look like a spark plug. However, requiring two heaters
>> always seemed a little odd...
>>
>> My reactor has the nickel powders in a test tube within the reactor
>> and external band heater. I can't imagine the sparks would need to
>> come in contact with the nickel powder. Thoughts?
>>
>> Looking for volunteers.. :)
>>
>> - Brad
>>
>>
>
