A single wire does have a magnetic field. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manoderecha.svg
Harry On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:51 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > I guess I fell for the word trap without looking at the drawing. What > was discussed about the magnetic fields of solenoids is correct, but in > this case the resistors appear not to be wound in that form. It is good > that you brought that to our attention. > > Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Fletcher <a...@well.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Fri, May 31, 2013 10:01 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:new hypothesis to confute regarding input energy in Ecat > test > > > From: "Berke Durak" <berke.du...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 3:52:07 AM > > > > Good grief. The resistors are coils, presumably helical solenoids with the > axis parallel to the reactor cylinder. The magnetic field is near zero > outside > a solenoid, except at the ends. > > > The magnetic field outside a solenoid is smaller than inside but not > > "zero". > > The flux lines have to be closed, and thus there is flux outside, and > > there is no meaningful lower limit for macroscopic magnetic fields. > > Levi didn't provide pictures of the resistors, but it's reasonable to assume > that they had the same structure as showed by Penon. > http://coldfusionnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/105322688-Penon4-1.pdf > > The resistors are laid inside a "cog-like" pattern of troughs in the outer > layer of a ceramic pipe (ie a cylinder with a cylindrical hole). This pattern > is > what shows as "bands" in the overheated November eCat (positive or negative, > depending on your bias). > > The resister wire itself is clearly straight (not helical) strung down one > trough (left to right), across to the next trough and back again in the > opposite > direction. > > I don't think this configuration will generate any magnetic field at all. > > > > > >
