https://www.google.com/url?sa=…Vaw36oCVEtxCz00x9IzCcW3gy
Ubiquitous PET can substitute for more expensive CR-39 for monitoring particle tracks.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=…Vaw36oCVEtxCz00x9IzCcW3gy
Ubiquitous PET can substitute for more expensive CR-39 for monitoring particle tracks.
https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~kowalskil/cf/191fisher.html
At the link above, Ludwik Kowalski, discusses a private lecture attended, he claims, by Russ George and others, where John Fisher outlined his polyneutron theory. Both Axil and JohnyFive point out Fisher's experiments parallel JohnyFive's.
I note mention of reaction poisoning and the self-limiting nature of so-called polyneutron reactions.
I wish to thank all the above for exposing me to this perspective on what may happen during electrolysis.
I searched our forum for John Fisher. Wonder if he has ever visited?
Let us hope we can overcome the limits to create an environment condusive to robust, controlled heat production.
Inviting JF and LK here might make sense.
Hope to use this Ni alloy:
https://www.alloywire.us.com/products/nickel-200/
Nickel sheet/foil resides inside NiCad and NiMH batteries. YouTube videos demonstrate harvesting such Ni. Whether this can make viable cathodes and anodes remains unanswered. I await Ti sponge while pondering scrounge and backdoor Time sources.
The alcohol is for the cloud chamber.
Black paper is better background for particle trails. I hope paper color and composition will be immaterial.
I hope the opengeiger PIN device will detect alpha, beta, and gamma. Enjoying building machines, my heart is set on it.
Still, I remain open to alternatives. Thank you all for weighing in. Please continue to do so.
JF said: "... 6. Get LiOD from Li + D2O reaction, 100mg Li in 5 - 10ml D2O. ..."
A CR2032 battery has roughly 110mg of Li.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_battery
http://data.energizer.com/pdfs/cr2032.pdf
I quote my just posted Craigslist call for volunteers below.
"Seeking research interns, volunteers, and materials
Very interesting recent experiments need investigation and replication.
No expertise required, however, a background in electrochemistry or CMNS [Condensed Matter Nuclear Science] would serve well.
The research involves very low voltage, very low current electrolysis involving nickel, titanium, and lithium compounds in water.
You will learn principles of lean experimenting and how to build very inexpensive experimental equipment like geiger counters and cloud chambers.
Please refer to lenr-forum.com for further information.
Search for posts by nickec."
Notes. [Will be edited later...]
procedure:
pour distilled water into glass container
add LiOH or add Li battery foil to water
wrap Ni wire around Ti flake
lower flake into water
hang second Ni wire into container
wire 3-4 AA batteries in series with wires
cover container with black paper
begin and time electrolysis
wet paper with alcohol
move paper onto cool pack
cover paper with plastic cup
observe and record trails
controls:
1. no current
2. just paper in room
3. samples of each material place in CC
budget:
DW 1-2
NW 5-9
TF 30
LF 7-9
AA 0 LF=AA
RA 1-2 50% - 90%
BP 1-2
CP 1-3 CP=FP
PC 1-2
$47 - $59 USD
If Titanium wire can substitute for Ti Flake, costs drop significantly.
Above budget and shopping list suffices for MANY experiments.
http://iopscience.iop.org/arti…8/0031-9120/47/4/429/meta
Cloud chamber redux:
Scissors cut aluminum can making cold plate, PET bottle chamber, black duct tape sealant, and open gel cool pack.
There are many to thank. Including
Masahiro Kamata and Miki Kubota, for cloud chamber design;
Berndt Laquai, for geiger ideation;
LENR researchers and afficionados everywhere;
Martin;
Stanley;
Ed Storms;
Jed;
Russ;
Alan;
and many more. [Suggest edits of this post.]
What are you thankful for?
Read https://macgyverisms.wonderhow…-cold-packs-home-0166182/ for McGyver cooling.
Peruse http://iopscience.iop.org/arti…8/0031-9120/47/4/429/meta for ultra low cost cloud chamber design.
See http://opengeiger.de/index_en.html for more radiation measurement hacks.
I intend to mashup a test cell, cloud chamber, and geiger instrument in one package.
Pivoting may occur.
The challenge is laid: who can spend the least to replicate and provide believable, repeatable data.
Join the race. At admission prices this low, what could possibly be your excuse?
Visited 99 cent only store, an American dollar store, this evening and found
Gel Cool Pack
50% Isopropyl Alcohol
Plastic and glass cups
Black fabric (socks, headbands)
Black Duct Tape
Aluminum Tape
Various batteries
This means that a cloud chamber, an electrolytic cell, and a geiger counter is within reach.
Lithium foil in distilled water produces Lithium Hydroxide and Hydrogen gas.
https://chemiday.com/en/reaction/3-1-0-5701
See this video for Li foil from an Energizer Ultimate Lithium battery:
Alternative: buy LiOH - https://m.ebay.com/itm/Lithium…-50g-1-76-oz/162831375605
You have posted recipes. For the less experienced, and for clarification, it would be useful to list the steps. In other words, in addition to the materials, more precision in fabrication steps might help replicators.
In particular, how the liquid is produced is unclear, in the D2O version AND the H2O version.
I am more interested in the H2O version. I also wonder just how little material can demonstrate the effect. Less material potentially means less cost. Example: smaller jar, shorter Ni wires, less Ti sponge, less Li.
Might a battery be practical to provide the DC current?
Congratulations on your investigations thus far, best wishes for future experiments, and heartfelt thanks for sharing.
What would MacGyver do? Find free components. Make what is needed from what is on hand.
The first post merely covers some history and buying options. More hacking to come.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGyver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Circuit_(1986_film)
Per JohnyFive: "Titanium flake, Nickel wires, Lithium, D20 [or H2O], jar and 4 - 5V DC power supply. That is all ... you need."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…#Tables_of_AWG_wire_sizes
"... make a robotic testing machine, similar to one that already exists for a somewhat related problem in catalysis. This is a gigantic trial-and-error Edisonian testing machine, like having thousands of Edison's lab assistants working day and night. ..."
This inspires me to ask: Could software simulate this testing. Could the reactions be predicted by software.
https://www.princeton.edu/news…future-chemical-reactions
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-…cal-reactions-lowers.html
I fully realize the links above concern chemical reactions. Nevertheless, I believe software might one day guide LENR development through simulation.
Where the truth lies remains unclear. Nevertheless, the metronome sync was very interesting indeed. Thank you for that, Axil.