Nigel Cheese

Thank you, Jagua.

I have been wanting to look into several of Nigel's ideas that I found to be interesting. I hope everyone can share their findings so we can build on his ideas, whether philosophical, or experimental.

My opinion does not discount the possibility that energy is still collected by the LED matrix. That may be verified using an oscilloscope to examine the characteristics of any energy spikes or oscillations.

After examining the circuitry in the videos above I observed:

1) Nigel said that the system in the video above has nothing to do with the Mains to generate power. Although the circuitry works as presented, that may not be correct.

As far as I can determine from the schematic, and lacking evidence of aetherial energy activity in the LED matrix, the electrical sources appear to be the Mains ground and an isolated ground elsewhere. That in itself has a great potential, owing nothing to the aether. 

Example:

Measuring the mains ground in a Hollywood recording studio in the late 70s, showed a potential over 50 volts AC with reference to an isolated earth ground.

2) The LED matrix has internal capacitance, whether by structural proximity, or circuit defined (smoothing or protection). Thus, the matrix may exhibit characterisitcs of a voltage multiplier.

3) The matrix alternately feeds two forward biased diodes connected to the first capacitor. There has to be an alternating voltage source, whether random (aetherial) or sinusoidal (Mains or radio).

4) He claims that the capacitor's rating is in watts, therefore it can produce enough energy to power a significant load. However, the instaneous discharge of that capacitor limits watt-hours to a negligeble amount. It can power something for less than a millisecond.

5) The LED matrix takes a very long time to charge the capacitor(s). This supports #4, limiting watt-hours.

6) This appears to be an ambient energy harvester, however, without further verification of the energy characteristics (random/sinusoidal/both), the power source appears to be the Mains ground and a separate earth ground.

Note:

Considering that certain LEDs used to monitor over-unity devices, or act as a load:

• are essentially diodes,
• may have effective capacitance, 
• may manifest voltage multiplier characteristics (due to alternating current), 
• may influence resonance,
• may skew gain results,
• and may introduce unpredictabilty,

should we not take into consideration that they become active components, adversly affecting the function of our circuits?

Could this be the reason that experimenters get different results, as far as gain, loss, resonance, or even failure?

... just some thoughts.

Pros:

• Nigel may have given us an unintended insight into the things that affect our projects, positively, or negatively ... something to investigate before using some components considered benign.
• This device may demonstrate that there can be a useful potential between separate grounds using the Mains and an isolated earth ground.
• With more investigation, perhaps using an oscilloscope to determine energy source(s), it may demonstrate energy collection from the aether.

Cons:

• The absence of an oscilloscope,
• Possible misidentification of the power source,
• Implications that the circuit is powerful based on low-current intermittent voltages.

"Test everything, and hold onto that which is good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21