Mark House (icanseefar@yahoo.com) writes:
Cross-post from CSETI Yahoo Group of which I am a member. ~MarkFrom: charlie balogh Date: Thu Mar
28, 2002 10:03 pm Subject: Newman Motor Demo (long) Hi friends - As promised, I attended Joseph Newman's
demonstration of his unique motor assembly. The demo was scheduled between 11am and 1pm this afternoon. However, I',
'ended up staying until approx. 2:30 for reasons which will be explained. Until I heard the announcement about his demo on
this list I was totally unfamiliar with him and his pursuit of this technology which has spanned nearly 20 years.
Before I go into a detailed description of the demonstration I'll bring everyone up to date. Forgive me if I tread
on familiar ground. I walked away from the demo with a wealth of info about Joe Newman and his invention in the form of
two videos and a rather large book of some 585 pages chronicling his career and struggle to bring this technology out
into the open. The total sale price of this material is $130. I only had $25 cash on me but was allowed to take both',
'videos and the book with the understanding that the remaining balance would be forthcoming and a promise that it would
be forwarded to Dr. Greer. I can assure you that both conditions will be met. One of the videos contains a complete
demonstration that is nearly identical to the demo I saw in person. The other video is a copy of a tv interview which
Newman did for what I assume was a public tv access program called "Hidden Truths". The host of the program seemed to be
a bit full of himself which was quite annoying at times. However, several video clips of Newman on various tv shows
were included. The clips were of poor quality, but the content was of greater importance than the poor video images.
The clips included appearances with Johnny Carson, and several interviews with various major news networks such as CNN,
CBS, PBS and others. Also included were interviews with various scientists who verified Newman's invention and its
ability to produce more power", "than it consumed. The bulk of this hoopla took place during the '80's.", "This particular
tape, showed a shot of Newman's workshop in Louisiana in which a device that looked like a giant rotor turning inside of
a large container was being filmed. I distinctly remember seeing that footage years ago with commentary saying that it
was some sort of failed perpetual motion machine! Yeah right! In any event, Newman's invention caused quite a stir at
the time. People", "like CBS's Dan Rather were commenting that this would change the world!", "We haven't heard that type
of commentary from the mainstream press for awhile. It further indicates that Joe Newman is no novice and has been at
this for a few years. On to the demo............The demo was held in a small meeting room at the hotel. At most, the
room could only hold 50 to 60 people. The attendance was paltry. By the end of the session there were only about 12
people there including me. No press. Joe and his assistant Darryl Bonz arrived about 10 minutes before 11am with a
small amount of equipment. At this point I must say that I was having serious doubts about this whole thing. Their
equipment can best be described as "home grown". Definitely not sophisticated or complex in any way. Judging from what
I initially saw of his stuff, I thought this would be a waste of time. I would later regret having thought that after',
'the demo took place. It just goes to prove the old "Don't judge a book by its cover" adage. The equipment consisted
of four panels on which were mounted six 8" x 8" solar panels, 24 solar panels in all. Next was a small Dayton
electric motor mounted on a chunk of two by four wood. Attached to the motor was a 24" fan connected to the motor shaft
through a gear reduction assembly. There were a myriad of jumper wires fitted with alligator clips. The first part
of the demo consisted of hooking up the solar panels in parallel which were then connected to the small motor with the
addition of an ammeter in the line. Each of the panels were rated to put out a maximum of 270 milliamps at 16 to 17
volts, depending on the amount of sunlight available. It was a partly to mostly cloudy day and subsequently they
produced a maximum of about 14 volts at peak. The panels were connected in parallel to enable as much current flow as',
'possible. When connected to the motor the fan turned at about 120 rpm and drew about 3.8 amps at its fastest speed and
varied according to the amount of sunlight falling on the panels. At times it turned quickly, and at other times
stopped completely due to the lack of sufficient current to turn the motor. Newman let this circuit run for about an
hour while he set up the second half of the apparatus. The second part of the demo focused on the Newman motor. He
wheeled in a rather ungainly piece of hardware. The motor consisted of the motor housing which looks like two long oil
drip pans glued together with a large motor shaft protruding out of both ends. The motor housing was approximately 12
inches wide, 3 1/2 ft. long, and about 6 1/2 inches thick. The motor shaft extended out beyond the ends of the housing',
'another 5 or 6 inches. One end of the shaft was for another fan blade. The other end had a makeshift commutator and
brush assembly attached. The second part of the demo was delayed due to the fact that part of the brush assembly had
been broken off during transport to the hotel. Frankly, it's a wonder the whole thing doesn't fall apart considering",
"how it's put together. They were literally using krazy glue, packing tape, and a pair of visegrips to hold it together.
After about 20 minutes of delay, Newman and his assistant finally got it together. The motor shaft looked to be 1 inch
in diameter, hefty to be sure. Joe said the motor and housing weighed approx. 350 lbs., as opposed to the Dayton motor
and fan assembly which couldn't have weighed more than 15 lbs. The fan placed on the large motor was 60 inches in
diameter and weighed about 40 lbs. making the entire assembly close to 400 lbs. In addition to the large motor was a
cardboard box with four wires coming out of the four corners. The box looked to be about 12" x 18" and about 8" deep.
There was also a large box capacitor with large ceramic terminals on top. It looked to be about 6 to 7 inches high and
4 or 5 inches wide. Before disconnecting the small motor from the solar array he confirmed with everyone in the room
that at its fastest speed it was drawing about 3.8 amps or 3800 milliamps. Now......instead of running the solar panels
in parallel, he connected them in series, meaning their voltage output would be increased by 24 times the individual
rating of 17 volts per panel for a total of 408 volts. However, now the current would be limited to the maximum of 270',
'milliamps. He invited everyone out on to the porch where the panels were sitting to confirm that he indeed was
connecting them in series rather than parallel. Back to the big motor.............Just as with the small motor, he
had an ammeter wired into the circuit to provide a continuous reading. But this time both the mystery box and the large
capacitor were wired in parallel with the motor connections. Then came the moment of truth. He made the final
connection to the solar panels and that big 60 inch fan immediately began turning. It reached approx. 60 rpm, providing a
nice breeze for all to enjoy. A look at the ammeter showed a maximum deflection of 40 milliamps and a low of 20 amps.
It oscillated back and forth between the two as the circuit on the brush assembly was being broken and reversed at the
60 rpm rate. Since the meter wouldn't go all the way to zero before the next connection of the brushes was made,
it only dropped to about 15 or 20 and then reversed back up to 40 for an average of about 27 milliamps, or about one
tenth the total maximum', 'output of the solar panels. That giant fan and motor were drawing less than one tenth the
power it took to run the small Dayton motor! It gets better...............The motor and Newman's mystery box were
also charging the capacitor. The voltage reading across the capacitor kept increasing with time. The input voltage was
400 volts. However, after just 30 seconds or so, the reading across the capacitor showed almost 800 volts and rising
steadily. The supposed conclusion is that his motor assembly is generating additional power to charge the capacitor
while operating the motor at the same time. The voltage continued to increase at a steady rate. He disconnected the
capacitor from the running circuit somewhere around 1700 volts. He said he didn't like running it up past 2000 for
safety reasons. This is now getting pretty interesting. After discharging the capacitor and disconnecting the solar panels,
he then disconnected the mystery box from the circuit and shorted all four wires form the box together to show that
there was no additional power source in the box such as a battery. He then reconnected everything and the motor once
again started running. While it was running he disconnected the mystery box from the circuit. The motor continued
to run proving that the box was not contributing power to the circuit. For the next almost two hours, the motor
continued running at a steady 60 rpm and avg. 27 milliamps. When the solar panels were connected to the small motor,
the speed varied widely depending on the sunlight. Yet on the large motor the speed was constant despite the varying
sunlight. Principally because it was only drawing one tenth the potential output power of the panels. Keep in mind it
was also charging the capacitor as well, meaning that if the capacitor were replaced with a battery, the battery could
be used to power another motor off the same circuit. Newman said he has powered another motor using the capacitor as
the power source. He postulated that given the current readings, he could power as many as 10 such motors off the same
set of solar cells. He kept repeating one principle over and over. Conventional rules say that the bigger the motor, the
larger the amount of power required to', 'run it. But in this case his larger motor requires less power than the small
motor and generates excess power within the circuit to boot! The underlying principle of his design as I understand it is
that the primary and secondary windings of the motor produce a flyback spike as the magnetic field in the coils
collapses with each change in polarity. The more windings, the bigger the spike, many times larger than the input
voltage of the circuit. He contends that has found a way to capture that huge spike with his mystery box and use it to
generate more power than the circuit alone is capable of producing. In other words, over unity. But he doesn't call it
over unity. In fact he doesn't call it anything at all. At one point while the Newman motor was running, he
repeatedly discharged the capacitor while it was still in the circuit. Each time the meter would show it dropping to
about 400 volts and then start increasing again immediately. While he didn't address it directly, I learned from
somebody else at the", "demo who is very familiar with Newman's work that his motor design incorporates both coils and
permanent magnets. This is what supposedly allows him to generate the huge flyback spikes. My conclusion is that
considering everything that was shown, including the continuous monitoring of the working motor and the disconnection
of various components as it was running, this is the genuine article. As I stated last night, I'm not an electronics
expert. I probably know just enough to be dangerous as they say. But what I saw today most certainly demands further
investigation. The number of endorsements Mr. Newman has', 'collected over the years from various members of the
scientific community leads me to believe that he is regarded as legit by said experts. Many times during the course
of the demo he expressed a deep appreciation for the knowledge and insight which he says was given to him by God. From
all indications he seems to be a very spiritual person', 'and not afraid to say so. He is also very driven to assure that
this technology is allowed to flourish and change the world. He has been at this a very long time and it shows in his
openly strong frustration with the power brokers and oil magnates who have tried to thwart his efforts by bribery and
outright threats of violence. He may well be just the type of person Dr. G. is looking for at SEAS. - Chaz |