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Timeline: 1925-1989
Inventor of the Gray motor, which was the first market-ready prototype replication of Nikola Tesla's radiant energy phenomenon. Never made it to market for reasons that his nephew described as "paranoia, secrecy, and greed". (ref) He took his invention with him to the grave -- or did he? (ref.)
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About
Overview
- Evolution of the E.V. Gray Circuit Topology - Mark McKay, with Peter Lindemann and John Bedini, provides historic and scientific overview of three major classes of Gray motors, which purportedly tapped radiant energy effectively. (Pure Energy Systems; Sept. 18)
- Five Factors That Make the Gray System Work - 1) The 'Radiant Event' which is developed ... 2) increase in 'free electrons' due to avalanche ... 3) current in the circuit is recycled ... 4) high voltage power pulse delivered to the electromagnet load ... 5) collapsing EMF of the electromagnets is utilized to recharge ... (Submitted by Gary Magratten)
In the News
- Gray's magic motor technology did not die with his passing - Four family members have stepped forward to talk about their late father's technology and its present status. If the right offer is presented, they say they might be able to bring the technology forward, functioning. (PESN; Feb. 6, 2006)
- Late EV Gray's Nephew Wants to Resurrect Famed Free Energy Motor - The Gray motor was the first market-ready prototype replication of Nikola Tesla's radiant energy phenomenon. It never made it to market for reasons that his nephew described as paranoia, secrecy, and greed. He took his invention with him to the grave -- or did he? (PESN; Aug. 19, 2005)
Projects
Refurbishment
- Alan Francoeur's Report - Harassed at the Canadian border, respected at the conference, back and ready to dive into refurbishment of his Ed Gray motor #4 for home power. (PES; Aug. 4, 2004)
- Ed Gray Impulse Coil - Sketch and description by Alan L. Francoeur
Open Sourcing
Bedini SG
- (Simplified) Bedini School-Girl Circuit and Motor - Most basic radiant energy device? Plans presented for the first time. Tire rim, magnets, batteries, two diodes, transistor, resistor, coil. That's it. (PESWiki; Sept. 29, 2004)
Gary Magratten
- Ed Gray Motor Variant Open Source Project by Gary Magratten
- Ed Gray Pulsed Motor Prototype 2 - Plans in process of being uploaded. (Pure Energy Systems)
- Ed Gray Pulsed Motor and Power Supply Circuit Variant Prototype - Photos posted of June 2002 first working prototype, that uses permanent magnets as a variation of the Gray patent. (Pure Energy Systems)
- Ed Gray Variant Prelim Data Report - "The motor consumes 42 watts. The alternator is designed to produce 750 watts at 500 RPMs." Final engineering report due after independent tests have been run. (Aug. 18, 2004)
- EV Gray Circuit and Motor are Really Two Separate Projects - Gary Magratten distinguishes between the two, suggests focusing on one at a time. (Aug. 13, 2004)
Variants
- [GMC Holdings Corp]
- Alexander motor generator - New photos evoke questions about what we thought we knew about Ed Gray technology. (ZPEnergy; Nov. 27, 2004)
Plans
- Pollution-Free Energy Generator - Selling plans for Ed Gray variant
Individual Replication Attempts
Chris C.
- "I spoke to you last year regarding the EV Gray circuit. I have put together various configurations, including as close as possible to the patent, but the results are not encouraging, though it has been a very interesting exercise and I will continue with this work and other." (Sept. 27, 2005)
Aaron M. from Energetic Forum
- "Gray's triode diagram in his patents are wrong but Bedini's diode on the LV side is correct. Here are three youtube vids that I put up. I have known this for years but nobody wanted to recognize it. If the diode is like the triode diagram - then how does anyone expect anything to radiant out to the grids?" (December 13, 2008)
Read the descriptions on the youtube vid pages for each vid -
First is how I made a simple tube (my third one).
Second is showing the HV jumping into a LV potential - the diode cathode MUST be pointed towards the gap and NOT away from it like what I usually see - then the diode shuts off and the time compressed potential jumps to the grids back to ground through a load - this configuration causes the HV source to discharge FASTER and that is what increases the potential.
Third is simply a plasma impulse into the gap - NOT some hv spark like is usually shown.
I have a discussion on this here: http://www.energeticforum.com/renewable-energy/3235-gray-tube-replication.html
Here is my viewpoint of how the tube works:
But I'm sticking to my guns on my explanation that seems to not fit well with some people.
The HV from the coil moves through the HV diode to the + of the low voltage source to ground back to itself...it seeks ground through the diode. That diode is open. When the HV is off, take a volt meter and put the neg on ground and + on the hv diode cathode/output. You will see that you can measure the low voltage side's voltage potential on the output of the diode because the diode is open.
Many people think the diode is automatically closed and won't let the hv through but that isn't true. That is the whole point that diodes have reverse ratings...and if the diodes were automatically always shut, then the low voltage from the annode/input could never get through.
Also, the diode closing is not instantaneous...it is fast, yes, but not instantaneous...once the hv moves through the hv diode...it takes a bit of time for it to get the reverse current through it in order to slam shut.
The HV potential, which is the voltage gas (it is a gas composed of "particles" smaller than a hydrogen atom - smaller than an electron - very, very small fractional charges - Mendeleev's original periodic table of elements showed some of this) has MOMENTUM.
As it is moving, the HV diode slams shut and the voltage potential with its momentum slams against the diode...compressing it more and more...now that re-compressed potential...which is expanded 90 degrees from the wire has to go somewhere...the only path to ground as of now is the gap on the plug. That un-condensed/expanded potential is what causes the primary effect of the cold plasma.
Then, when voltage on the cathode/output of the HV diode drops below the annode/input of the HV diode, then and only then can LV source move out of it and over the gap.
The lv source is not the cause of the effect, it simply can boost the primary effect - which can be had all by itself with one small cap that is virtually empty when discharged to the primary.
Primary effect is that potential slamming against a diode.
Many think the simple hv spark jumping a gap is enough to ionize the gap to reduce the resistance enough to have the lv source follow it...that is simply a fairytale.
Only the recompressed potential against the diode's abrupt shut off can cause the cold plasma ionization that is necessary to allow the lv source to follow. At this circuit's scale of operation, this is all necessary to make these effects.
This is a method of "splitting the positive" that Bedini has shown for years in the open but nobody really got it. If I am wrong, I apologize and will correct all my explanations but until then, that's my story and I'm sticking to it until proven wrong but following the logic of all this, it is very consistent with what Tesla explained, it is consistent with other technologies that utilize this concept, etc...
Working of the Gray Tube
This will put what I'm saying into context with something that many people have studied but I am not sure anyone gets it. Many are convinced in all the free electron concepts in the Gray Tube, etc... McGratten mailed me a package about 7 years ago with that explanation but I always saw it happening in a different way.
The Gray Tube has a low voltage rod and high voltage rod. Low voltage rod has a diode on it that has the cathode/emitter pointed towards the gap. Low voltage source can be any low voltage source and Gray showed he used a 12v battery...the neg of that battery is connected to the neg of the HV capacitor at 3000-4000 volts and a few uf's. The + of the hv source goes to the hv rod.
(-)12vdc(+)diode->(gap)(+)3000vdc(-)
I have made the Gray tube analogy to the spark method and most have automatically thought that they look at 2 gaps and think they serve the same purpose. I'll show you why the 2 gaps have nothing to do with each other but why they are making the same effect. It is necessary to actually understand how the Gray tube works in order to see what the real analogies to the spark plug circuit are.
When the low voltage side is connected by commutator, whatever...the hv source immediately sees path to ground...it sees that the diode is open and has conductivity to the low voltage source which has conductivity to ground which is its own ground...it jumps and as soon as it moves through the diode for a small unit of time, the diode slams shut....only a small fraction of the hv potential made it through.
That hv potential from the cap slams against the diode and compresses against it very strongly forcing it to explode 90 degrees from the wire outwards...the only other path to ground it by going to the grids...through the electromagnet that pulses a magnet or other electromagnet to provide motive force on a motor to a + on another low voltage source and that lv source has a - that winds up being connected back to the hv -'s.
Take a balloon and push it flat against a wall. It compresses and the contents of the balloon wind up exploding 90 degrees perpendicular to the direction of original propagation.
The gap in the Gray tube is simply a mechanism to get the HV to jump into a diode with a lv potential sitting on it so that it can move into it to have the diode slam shut to compress the potential against it.
The secondary discharge from ignition coil is a mechanism to get a HV to jump into a diode with a lv potential sitting on it so that it can move into it to have the diode slam shut to compress the potential against it.
The Grids on the Gray Tube are the secondary path for the expanded potential to move to ground.
The ground on the spark plug is the secondary path for the expanded potential to move to ground.
Here is what this method is:
You are giving the HV 2 paths to travel in order for it to move back to its own ground or relative ground.
1 path is a high resistance path 1 path is a low resistance path
The Gray tube high resistance path is out to grids back to ground.
The water sparkplug circuit's high resistance paths is over spark gap back to ground.
The Gray tube low resistance path is through the diode to lv side back to ground.
The water sparkplug circuit's low resistance path is through the diode to lv side back to ground.
1. The HV will choose the low resistance path FIRST 2. Diode slams shut expanding that potential 3. Expanded potential (electro-radiant event) has only the high resistance path left back to ground.
So when it is explained that the hv spark jumps the gap ionizing it to reduce the resistance of it and have the lv source follow it...is incorrect.
And seeing the analogy in comparision to the Gray tube, that popular explanation of how Luc's spark method works would be the same as claiming that this is how the Gray tube works:
The hv from the hv cap first jumps to the grids ionizing the air to reduce the resistance of it enough for the 12v battery potential to jump from the low voltage rod to the grids...all the while never needing the hv to jump the gap in order to slam against the diode.
We know the above is NOT how the Gray tube works but that is what people are claiming when they say the Spark plug circuit works by the hv simply going to jump over the gap to ionize it for the lv source to follow.
The below diagram is what I intend to build. I find it incredible people try to replicate the tube concept by going overboard with the motor engineering. Simply making a pendulum swing from the grid output is all that is needed. I'm going to use a rotor with some magnets and a switch on the axle that triggers the connection at the LV side to allow the HV potential to jump. If timing is anything other than TDC of the magnet then it will be unidirectional. If it works by switching at TDC, then the wheel will run in one direction. I think if everyone just keeps this simple like I show in the diagram that people can make it work! I have ALREADY pulsed a magnet a few inches from low power input. I ALREADY have proven the concept to myself. Everyone should focus on radiantly charging the HV cap and NOT regular current charging. It DOES make a difference. Use a kicker coil or whatever...I'm moving towards output from ignitions coils that give nice radiant output with the right circuits. Check Imhotep's Radiant Oscillator threads at my forum for details.
Here is a link proving the concept of the purpose of the diode on the LV side of the Gray Tube: http://www.energeticforum.com/38958-post115.html
Here are two graphics with explanation and simple tests that anyone can verify very easily.
This second ignition coil example is the best way for anyone to prove to themselves the purpose of the diode and that the diode in that position with the cathode towards the gap does NOT in any way, shape or form, prevent the HV discharge across a gap. It lets the HV discharge, then instantly shuts off. If the HV is a capacitor, it will cause the capacitor to discharge FASTER.
Bio
- Edwin Vincent Gray, Sr. -- 'Sparky' (1925 - 1989) (Pure Energy Systems)
Videos
- Various demonstrations of systems shown, with possibilities for the technology discussed.
- Poor Quality Video, Sound cuts out.
EV Gray Motor and Cold Energy
(9:52 minutes) Contains news report from January 31st 1986 - 3 years prior to death in 1989.
- EV GRAY Motor and Cold Energy lost Video Demo (YouTube; February 12, 2008)
EV Gray Demonstration Pulse Motor
(9:47 minutes)
- EV GRAY Demonstration Pulse Motor (YouTube; February 13, 2008)
EV Gray Demonstration AC Pulsing Cart
(9:58 minutes)
- EV GRAY Demonstration AC Pulsing Cart "Cold Energy" (YouTube; February 13, 2008)
Photo of one Motor which appears several times throughout videos.
(Source: http://www.keelynet.com/evgray/evgray.htm)
Patents
- 4,661,747 - April 28, 1987, Efficient Electrical Conversion Switching Tube Suitable For Inductive Load
Directories
- Rex Research - Edwin V. Gray: Electromagnetic Association Motor
- Ed Gray impulse coil information by Alan Francoeur
- Rediscovery of the EVGRAY Electric Motor - 02/23/00 - Circumstances of April 1993 death in Riverside, CA, info about motor. Alleges that coroner's report and occupancy records were missing from government files. (Keelynet)
- The Encyclopedia of Free Energy on CD -includes the Edwin Gray Power tube generator, a promising reproduction.
Comments
See Discussion page
See also
- Inventors index at FreeEnergyNews.com
- PESWiki Googlevideo/Youtube for Norman Wootan video on Googlevideo, explaining EV Gray materials. (The video appears to have been removed from Google Video)
