A Flux Capacitor - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: abebarker
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2015, 03:46:28 pm
content: A Flux Capacitor

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2015, 05:45:23 pm
content: All well and good, but how do you propose to electrostatically accelerate, and electromagnetically deflect,neutral particles in the atmosphere?If you look at the equivalent circuit of the flux in a magnet, a "capacitor" there (i.e., introducing a component into the flux path, such that the loop quantity (flux) equals capacitance times the time-derivative of the terminal difference quantity: namely, Phi = C * dM/dt, where M is magnetomotive force in amp-turns), the circuit equivalent (i.e., at the terminals of the coil) is simply...*drum roll*...A resistor.So a "capacitor" that "capacitates" flux (instead of the usual kind that works with current), is known as a resistor. None so exciting, and rather mundane (all lossy transformer cores exhibit flux capacitance, that's why they're lossy!).Tim

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2015, 08:35:25 pm
content: Quote from: abebarker on June 01, 2015, 07:14:04 pmGeez, I go to extraordinary lengths to form a precise analogy describing what I mean, and it still gets short-circuited by someone...Tim

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2015, 08:52:08 pm
content: What's the point? Ion propulsion is much simpler, requires no "coils", and actually works as can be demonstrated on a table top with very simple parts.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2015, 10:34:38 pm
content: so you built a particle accelerator. been around for years. we use those to shoot the dopant into silicon to make transistors.the problem is your particle source. space is very thin so you will need a big scoop... you can attract them electrostatically , charge em , accelerate em electrostatically then deflect them magnetically to steer the caft. so you basically designed a steerable Bussard Ramjet. except for the fusion part.you expell the trapped ions before they reach fusion. you may as well go all the way. much more power ...

author: calexanian
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2015, 12:59:39 am
content: I thought we are all supposed to have backyard fusion generators by now. And where the hell are our jet packs the 50's and 60's promised us? I blame the democrats!

author: Delta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2015, 10:04:27 am
content: Quote from: calexanian on June 02, 2015, 12:59:39 amThere was an article in the highly respected British publication "the Viz" not so long ago along the lines of "scientists adjust date of when we'll be living in the future. 2020 had long been seen as the date when we'd all be wearing shiny silver clothes and driving jet cars, but scientists yesterday extended that date to 2050"

author: KedasProbe
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2015, 10:19:08 am
content: I will just go back in time and prevent this information leak from happening.

author: LukeW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2015, 02:18:12 pm
content: Quote from: calexanian on June 02, 2015, 12:59:39 amWell, I'm sure in 1985 you can just buy plutonium at any corner drugstore!

author: ranch varment
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 13, 2015, 12:42:33 am
content: A couple of metal plates with paper mache' between and a couple of coils together will shoot you off into outerspace.Hell you could probably sell it to someone for $100.

author: javipallinux
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 21, 2015, 10:35:10 pm
content: Hello everyone, I leave this videos, which is going to be interested toThe Doc in Buenos Aires, Argentina

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2015, 02:45:11 am
content: To me, the term "flux capacitor" always brought to mind the image of an inductor. Maybe I'm just not very imaginative.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2015, 02:54:53 am
content: A lossy inductor to be exact, if we're talking magnetic flux that is.

author: FlyingHacker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2015, 07:54:25 am
content: Here is my Flux Capacitor.

author: alexanderbrevig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2015, 08:57:20 am
content: Quote from: FlyingHacker on October 22, 2015, 07:54:25 am

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2015, 12:39:15 pm
content: Quote from: abebarker on June 01, 2015, 03:46:28 pmSounds a lot like an "EH Antenna"----they don't work,either!http://www.w8ji.com/e-h_antenna.htm