Re: Time to get rid of the resistor.

From: Rodney Kelp (Rodneykelp605_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:14:10 -0500

"Silver Surfer" <h.mcguffinspamouflage@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:bP2dnQH0UvM_C67fRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> Tom asked:
>
> "Could we power a generator with a motor and power the motor with the
> generator and have a continuous supply of motion?"
>
>
> Even if the generator and motor did not each have inherent losses then
> what would this accomplish?
I think the idea is to have surplus power to have the motor do work and yet
maintain the motor with the generator. But I think you would need to inject
an antimatter stream somewhere to make it work.
>
> "Tom Biasi" <tombiasi@REMOVEoptonline.net> wrote in message
> news:I9MYd.2094$iS6.146@fe10.lga...
>>
>> <currentresident@veloemail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1110664733.748132.80650@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>> As I understand it the resistor wastes energy by converting it into
>>> heat. Consider this simple circuit a battery connected to a light bulb.
>>> The light bulb shines onto a photocell the photocell charges the
>>> battery. Thus the light bulb functions as a resistor but some of the
>>> energy has been recovered. Now that the problem has been defined
>>> someone who understands the physics better can work on making a
>>> resistor that does not waste power.
>>>
>> Hi,
>> The resistor doesn't waste energy it just transforms it.
>> If you have no need for the heat then to you it is wasted.
>> What you are saying is that a portion of the energy that supplies the
>> light bulb does not make light.
>> You wish to recover the energy that does not make light.
>> It can and is done now.
>> Take a look at some of the efficienticencies of transforming energy and
>> see what is feasible.
>> Could we power a generator with a motor and power the motor with the
>> generator and have a continuous supply of motion?
>> Regards,
>> Tom
>>
>>
>
>

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