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Sorry for the dumb questions, but it's fascinating. It might as well be magic to me because some of it is way over my head

Is the transmission over this space very inefficient? I'm going to show my exceptional ignorance of physics here (I haven't studied it since 1982)...Is the near field omni-directional based on the shape of the coil or can it be focussed? Would it penetrate something like a house wall?

Wishmaster wrote:Sorry for the dumb questions, but it's fascinating. It might as well be magic to me because some of it is way over my head

Is the transmission over this space very inefficient? I'm going to show my exceptional ignorance of physics here (I haven't studied it since 1982)...Is the near field omni-directional based on the shape of the coil or can it be focussed? Would it penetrate something like a house wall?

Without looking it up, the radiation pattern is probably a doughnut shape. 100 feet of air won't absorb much energy so it should be very efficient - depending on how resonant the receiver coil is at the transmission frequency. The whole thing acts like a "tuned dynamo" if there is such a thing in its own right in the near field space rather than as a radio.

It should go through walls without a problem, which begs the question: will you be able to charge your stuff from next door's 'leccy or will they shield the wall behind the transmitter to prevent it?

Tomo wrote:Without looking it up, the radiation pattern is probably a doughnut shape. 100 feet of air won't absorb much energy so it should be very efficient - depending on how resonant the receiver coil is at the transmission frequency. The whole thing acts like a "tuned dynamo" if there is such a thing in its own right in the near field space rather than as a radio.

It should go through walls without a problem, which begs the question: will you be able to charge your stuff from next door's 'leccy or will they shield the wall behind the transmitter to prevent it?

Which is exactly what I was wondering! How can this be shielded to prevent everyone pinching from each other?

Thanks for the info though, it's amazing to think this is old technology dressed up as something new. Tesla was a unique man.

Wishmaster wrote:Thanks for the info though, it's amazing to think this is old technology dressed up as something new. Tesla was a unique man.

Remember the OMD song "Tesla Girls" from the 1980s? Guess who that's about?

Tomo wrote:Remember the OMD song "Tesla Girls" from the 1980s? Guess who that's about?

LOL! I remember very well. You can't beat the 80's. Madonna in the Like a Virgin video was one highlight

Tomo, could you run that by me again? I lost you at "This system works by..."

Replicant wrote:Tomo, could you run that by me again? I lost you at "This system works by..."

Okay, the system works by: a thing sticks out of a wall socket then electricity appears in your mobile phone. How's that?

I get it now! (I ain't fick, guv. Honest).

Any ideas if this will screw up other wireless stuff, Tomo, or does it work in a completely different way? (Not understanding how it works... at all)

kolm wrote:Any ideas if this will screw up other wireless stuff, Tomo, or does it work in a completely different way? (Not understanding how it works... at all)

Considering the discombuberator valve is mitigating the frequency at which the quantum flux capacitor runs and that the gyrospatial reximeter will be alternating between the two, I doubt it will be a problem. No use asking Tomo, he doesn't really understand this stuff either

kolm wrote:Any ideas if this will screw up other wireless stuff, Tomo, or does it work in a completely different way? (Not understanding how it works... at all)

It will probably only interfere with (jam, effectively) other equipment tuned to receive at 100MHz. Nothing I know of does.

Wishmaster wrote:

kolm wrote:Any ideas if this will screw up other wireless stuff, Tomo, or does it work in a completely different way? (Not understanding how it works... at all)

Considering the discombuberator valve is mitigating the frequency at which the quantum flux capacitor runs and that the gyrospatial reximeter will be alternating between the two, I doubt it will be a problem. No use asking Tomo, he doesn't really understand this stuff either

Of course, I forgot about the gyrospatial reximeter. How silly of me, it's so obvious when you put it like that

Thanks tomo... and wishmaster

Tomo wrote:It will probably only interfere with (jam, effectively)

Does it happen in the jar or only when spread on your toast?

kolm wrote:Of course, I forgot about the gyrospatial reximeter. How silly of me, it's so obvious when you put it like that

Thanks tomo... and wishmaster

Always glad to clear things up kolm, it was my pleasure

Wishmaster wrote:No use asking Tomo, he doesn't really understand this stuff either

Hey, I'm just looking it up and parroting it back