[sdiy] reamp/patenting in US

[harry]

It works better if you have a state-variable filter and center that on
the line frequency... Crank up the Q and you can run the microwave
(oven) as well...

Don't use the moog ladder though... the reduction in passband gain means
that you can't increase the efficiency that way...

H^) harry

Magnus Danielson wrote:

> From: Gene Stopp <gene at ixiacom.com>
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] reamp/patenting in US
> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:40:07 -0700
>
> > I have a book called "Perpetual Motion - the History of an Obsession" and
> > it's pretty darn interesting. There have been machines that recharge
> > themselves (usually a spring or weight) by tiny motions caused by things
> > like changes in temperature or barometric pressure. While these apparently
> > got "energy from nowhere" they do not qualify as perpetual motion devices
> > since they have an external power source (the sun, ultimately). They are no
> > more perpetual motion than a windmill.
> >
> > Uh oh, this is starting to get OT... how about powering a synth this way??
>
> Sure, just set it up from its "Hi out", synthesize yourself a 50-60 Hz
> sine and you are all set. If you have a powerfull synth it can either
> make other signals on other outputs or power another synth.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus