[BC] Charge Dissipation Devices

[Mike McCarthy]

Be careful.  The measurements were of broadband noise energy typically 
found in that environment.  Not DC or other nominal sources of any known 
stable voltage. A substantial amount of research is needed to quantify the 
frequency of the energy being conveyed as well as the voltage before any 
type of system to harness it is developed.  Keep in mind THAT energy could 
very well turn into a high discharge event quickly.

MM

At 12:35 PM 5/11/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 05/11/2005 11:30:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>ronc at sonic.net writes:
>
> > That is similar to a report I remember reading in QST about a ham who put
>an
> >  ammeter in line with a dissipation device on his tower at home and saw
> >  around 50 amps of current as a storm approached.
>
>Good gravy! That could certainly be used to charge a battery, at least
>partially! That's a lot of juice! Maybe this is a method to "harness" at 
>least a
>tiny bit of the power from storms... if not commercially, certainly 
>experienced
>hobbyists could do it. :)
>
>Willie...