Perpetual-motion battery for your Raspberry Pi - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: 5U4GB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 03:33:42 am
content: Just appeared on Kickstarter, aperpetual-motion battery for your Raspberry Pithat apparently uses diodes to make a battery for a Pi last forever. Apart from the technical side there's a lot wrong with this listing that sets it apart from other not-gonna-work ideas, $6,252 funding so far from two pledges of $600 each and a delivery date of October 2027, with a total of five units available to reach a funding goal of $85,000.(The listing claims the creator is disabled, but even then none of the maths, presumably handled by Kickstarter rather than the creator, works out even if more miracle backers appear).

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 05:03:05 am
content: Perpetual energy scams don't seems to be on the list of prohibited projectshttps://www.kickstarter.com/rules/prohibited

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 05:09:48 am
content: Maybe someone could contact them and point out this deficiency in their prohibited list?I went to their site but didn't immediately find any "contact us" link.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 06:17:38 am
content: https://www.kickstarter.com/login?then=%2Fprojects%2Fccaper%2Fevr-pi-raspberry-pi-power-supply#report-this-projectwould likely be the way to report this scamHonestly, this really is a new low - zero effort went into this - be it the public display of this project, the assembly or the quality of the video. I'd didn't imagine ever saying this, but idian free energy scam videos on Youtube are way more entertaining.

author: 5U4GB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 08:35:05 am
content: I'm giving the creator a bit of leeway, they mentioned they're disabled so it could be a non-scam posted by someone with mental health issues, it's more Kickstarter's maths that's questionable. Alongside who the two backers so far are and how they got $6k from $600.

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 09:12:54 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 01, 2025, 05:03:05 amPerpetual energy devices are dangerous weapons and pollution hazards. Imagine airdropping 100,000 small never-extinguishing arc-generators on New Zealand.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 03:27:11 pm
content: Quote$63,910 to do that.Two backers so must have convinced family or friend to agree to chip in $4,700 over if it has to reach the goal and hopefully sense will see that it won't get that far.QuoteAs usual just throw that empty meaningless phrase around without much understanding.Here's a joke:Quote$63,000 over a few diodes on a bread board where their bread is buttered.Quote from: 5U4GB on May 01, 2025, 08:35:05 amThat'd be the excuse if any money was actually leant to them for this and I don't mean Kickstarter.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 04:07:44 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 01, 2025, 05:03:05 amYeah, the list is surprisingly short actually and focused on blatantly illegal stuff sprinkled with some wokeness.I see almost nothing in that list that would prevent scams per se.

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 06:37:35 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on May 01, 2025, 04:07:44 pmWell, this item seems to be a pretty good one for starters:Quote

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 06:55:24 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 01, 2025, 05:03:05 amAre you sure, because it seems to break a number of their rules and regulations. You seem to have just listed the prohibited items, but there seem to be many rules and things.For example it seems to be a false/misleading claim.No actual working prototype. (Working as in (perpetual motion) FREE ENERGY, that is).As well as maybe other violations of their rules, terms and conditions and maybe other stuff.https://www.kickstarter.com/terms-of-use/sept2014Quotehttps://www.kickstarter.com/rules

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2025, 07:01:00 pm
content: I was going to report it, but you have to be signed up with Kickstarter to do that.Maybe someone here is already registered, or wouldn't mind doing that?

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2025, 07:24:36 am
content: Quote from: 5U4GB on May 01, 2025, 08:35:05 amBeing disabled or having mental health issues does not entitle you to scam people. And using this argument to grab money is a slap into the face of all other disabled people.

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 03, 2025, 05:44:25 pm
content: Quote from: 5U4GB on May 01, 2025, 08:35:05 amKickstarter's math is fine because a backer can pledge an amount above the listed price. There are several good reason this is allowed, but it can also lead to problems.It is possible that the first pledges are family or friends, and they intend to withdraw the pledge after a little while - but KS have some limits on when you can withdraw a pledge.More likely though is that the early pledges are from "promoters" who show interest in the campaign and promise to bring in large numbers of backers for a "small fee" and percentage.Usually these promoters are actually scammers and will pull their pledge and disappear once they get their money. They'll only hang around and put in some effort if the campaign looks like a real gang buster.