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Assembly of the Hendershot basket weave Power Capture Unit.
The "Power Capture Unit" consists oI a basket weave coil around a specialy wrapped
Capacitor positioned in the center oI the basket weave coils. The specialy wrapped
capacitors were made Irom Pyramids TM 58 or a suitable substitute type trimmed to size.
Coils are identical in construction so only one will be described.
Basket Weave Coil
The coil is cylindrical, 5-15/16 diameter (See Fig 2). It is wound like a basket around IiIty
seven '1/8 in. diameter wood dowel pins three inches long. The dowel pins are evenly spaced
on the circumIerence oI the circle. All coils are wound in the same direction, weaving in and
out between dowel pins mounted in the same type base to hold them rigid. Starting at the
base, L3 is 64 turns on No. 24 gauge copper enamel or Formvar wound. Ll and L2 is Belden
thermo-plastic hookup wire No. 2O gauge, a Ioot spool is required Ior each coil L! and L'-.
The 25 Ieet will end up with 12 turns each wound in the same Iashion. Hendershot always
used Ll red and L2 yellow Ior easy identiIication.
L4 is made Irom No. 18 gauge copper enamel coated or Formvar magnet wire. 14 turns close
wound over the outside diameter oI L3 in the center oI L3 plastic electrical tape is wrapped
around L3 to Iorm a smooth surIace Ior winding, aIter winding the 14 turns. Wrap additional
tape to hold L4 in place.
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Hand Wound Capacitors
The hand wrapped capacitors are the most diIIicult to build and are the critical key item to
success or Iailure in producing results. The Ioil Irom two capacitors, Pyramid electrolytic TM
58, must be removed Irom the can that encloses the Ioil by cutting the top or bottom oII with
a hack saw or other cutting device. The coiled Ioil is removed Irom two capacitors and spread
out on a Ilat table. A TM 58 capacitor should measure, including Ioil and paper, 91-1/8 in.
long and 2-3/4in wide. Wipe oII excess electrolytic solution so that it is dry. One side oI the
paper holding the Ioil will be Iull length, the opposite side will be split with terminal
connections appearing at each end oI the split portion. The capacitors that were used in the
early experiments had a gap between the split Ioil oI 3/4 oI an inch. You may use a substitute
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capacitor and trim Ioil to size.
Prepare two cylinders oI metal with dimensions oI 5 in. in diameter by 2 & 3/4 in. wide. A
stainless steel sheet metal .032 thick was used in Hendershot's cylinders, open at both ends.
BeIore wrapping begins, insulate the cylinders with pure craIt paper (see Fig.1 & 3).
Ordinary brown wrapping paper is unsatisIactory as it contains impurities. Wax paper might
be used as a substitute.
It is interesting to note that Hendershot originally used one pound coIIee cans Ior the
capacitor cylinders but Iound that aIter a period oI time the electrolyte leIt in the capacitor
paper would leave perIorations in the metal, rendering the cylinder useless. This is why he
made the later cylinders oI stainless steel. AIter insulating the cyclinders wrap the capacitor
Ioil and paper around each other on the cyclinder. As shown on the drawings. Secure the
wrapped capacitor with a string or tape so that it will not unravel.
II correct tension were applied while wrapping the capacitor paper and Ioil, the measured
capacity should be .0078 MFD. (At one time Hendershot's papers said 1.3 mId.)
It is very diIIicult to obtain the correct capacity and this process may have to be repeated
many times to arrive at the right value Ior each unit. Short circuits oI the capacitor will
render the results useless and oI course make it impossible to measure the resultant
capacitance value. For accuracy the capacitors should be measured with a reliable capacitor
bridge. Hendershot was able to accomplish this Ieat intuitively.
Both units should look the same. Each oI the completed hand wound capacitors cyclinders
are placed inside the basket weave coils. AIter centering pour melted paraIIin into the outside
diameter oI the cyclinder and inside diameter oI the coils. The melted paraIIin will run into
the turns oI the wire sealing the completed units.
(See Iigure 4) II all conditions Ior the circuit are met with the proper component values and iI
the wiring is made according to the schematic diagram, the unit- should Iunction and
produce 300 to 500 watts oI energy.
The only limiting Iactor to the amount oI power that can be extracted is the wire size used in
the coils and transIormers. Hendershot on many occasions when applying excessive out-out
loads, would burn up the unit by the over heating oI the wiring. Some variations can be made
in the circuit wiring but what changes can be made remain unknown at this time.
AIter a unit was wired either by Hendershot or other experimenters he would sit down at the
device with a length oI insulated wire bared at each end and begin making connections to
various terminals oI the unit until the solenoid-magnet combination would buzz and the
output load, iI it was a standard 110 volt light bulb, would glow. He then would adjust the
air gap between the magnet and solenoid coils until Iull brilliance was achieved and the
buzzer produced a steady tone. This procedure would take Irom a Iew minutes to several
hours.
On one occasion he adjusted the unit Ior 10 to 15 minutes and only achieved a Ilash oI light
Irom the output. Several hours later he Iound it necessaray to rebuild the capacitors beIore
any Iurther tests could be made. Either the unit would work immediately or not at all,
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depending on the unknown characteristics oI the phenomena.
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circuit diagram
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