Magnetofunky Archives: 111-120

Episodes 120 - 111

Magnetofunky No. 120 - April 19 2019, Duration: 40:42

Episode Transcript

Image: I'm on holiday...

"Spring Break"

Theory:
Break Time

Open Mic Stage: Beach Blanket Indie

When The Dam Breaks - Giant Flying Turtles

Manitou Clear (Smoke That Meth) - Dethcentrik

Geeknotes:

04/23-Astronomy Live - Gaia and the Milky Way, American Museum of Natural History, NYC

04/24-Armenian Genocide Commemoration - 104 Years @ Mt. Davidson Cross, SF

04/25-An Evening of Thalassic Poetry at the Maritime Museum, SF

04/27-Kate Hutchinson Reading & Poetry Open-Mic @ Coffee Speaks, Highland Park, Illinois

05/01-Writing like you don't care what people think, SF Creative Writing Institute

05/02-Can Rap Bridge the US-China Culture Gap?, Wework Fine Arts Building, LA

Practice:
Break Time...

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Magnetofunky No. 119 - April 12 2019, Duration: 39:26

Episode Transcript

Image: The opening screen of circuit simulation program TINA-TI...

"Spring Fever"

Theory:
LTSpice Sucks

Open Mic Stage: Garage Bands

Geeknotes:

04/16-The Future of Human-Centered AI, Stanford

04/17-State Interference - When Governments Manipulate their Citizens @ Bloomberg Beta, SF

04/20-420 Hippie Hill 2019, Golden Gate Park, SF

Practice:
TINA...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 118 - April 06 2019, Duration: 36:43

Episode Transcript

Image: Still from video HALBACH ARRAY How to double the power of magnets...

"Halbach Detour"

Theory:
Antigrav Clickbait

Open Mic Stage: Hard Spring Mix

Geeknotes:

04/08-Artists Resisting Gentrification, Brooklyn Historical Society

04/08-How Do You Pay for Affordable Housing, A BeaconTalk, SF LGBT Center

04/13-People's Park 50th Anniversary Part 1, Berkeley

Practice:
Not The Kitchen Sink...

Image: The first output inverter variation...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 117 - March 29 2019, Duration: 43:01

Episode Transcript

Image: Example of an LTSpice simulation, from ltwiki...

"Controlling The Spice"

Theory:
Simulator Baby Steps

Image: The 555 timer astable circuit with components updated from the Alexkor schematic...

Open Mic Stage: Spring Indie Newness

Geeknotes:

03/30-All Out for Gaza, 24th St Mission Bart Station, SF

04/02-Oakland Short Film Festival 2019 @ The New Parkway, Oakland

04/02-Black Futures Lab and the Black Census Project, Inforum at the Commonwealth Club, SF

04/03-Queeriosity: Writing + Performance Workshop @ Qulture Collective, Oakland

Practice:
Pin 3 Inverter...

Image: For now, sticking with this output inverter/transistor switch for the Benitez-7.5...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 116 - March 22 2019, Duration: 43:30

Episode Transcript

Image: The updated resistors and the other 10nF cap swapped into the circuit...

"Alexkor Yellow Card"

Theory:
Free Energy Foul

Image: Alexkor circuit updated...

Open Mic Stage: Spring Submissions

Government Is Authority And Authority Is For Nazis - Dethcentrik

Geeknotes:

03/23-The Cave Artist Talk with Michael Warr and Mark Sabb @ Swim Gallery, SF

03/26-SURJ Movie Night @ Marin City Library, Sausalito

03/27-America in Transition- Special Screening for TDOV 2019 @ NEW PEOPLE, SF

03/28-Essential Media Skills for Artists, Activists & Curious Citizens @ E. M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore, Oakland

Practice:
A Sparkless Gap...

Image: Meanwhile, the Benitez-8 circuit's power transistor gets a heat sink to perch on...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 115 - March 15 2019, Duration: 33:47

Episode Transcript

Image: The finished magnetically quenched spark gap apparatus on the Benitez-8....

Image: The finished magnetically quenched spark gap apparatus on the Benitez-8....

"Ides All Around"

Theory:
The Checklist

Image: Alexkor circuit detail...

Open Mic Stage: SXSW Bootlegs

Geeknotes:

03/17-A Reading at SFPL for Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 100th Birthday

03/19-Tomorrow Will Be Different, UCLA Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, LA

03/20-Greg Grandin's The End of the Myth, First Cong. Church, Berkeley

03/22- alifornia Counts - Strategies for Reporting on the Census, Center for Health Journalism, LA

Practice:
Watching Paint Dry...

Image: The next day results from cone dipping...

Image: The Benitez-8 with all the wiring finished, including the cut-off switch...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 114 - March 08 2019, Duration: 33:27

Episode Transcript

Image: The first Alexkor battery charger circuit breadboard diagram, from A Practical Guide to Free-Energy Devices by Patrick J. Kelly...

Image: The first Alexkor battery charger circuit breadboard diagram, from A Practical Guide to Free-Energy Devices by Patrick J. Kelly...

"The Alexkor Assist"

Theory:
The Re-Re-Invented Wheel

Image: The Alexkor circuit with coil added and the resistors swapped from 2 watt to 1/4 watt sizes...

Image: To adapt the circuit to handle two batteries in series, the 'A' side enters through a voltage divider that cuts 24V to 12V. The 'B' side batteries connect via the yellow wire...

Open Mic Stage: Spring Indie

Geeknotes:

03/10-Reading - Darius James' Negrophobia @ Alley Cat Books, SF

03/11-Town Hall with Mayor London Breed - Districts 5 and 8 @ SF LGBT Center, SF

03/11-Albany Park Poets Open Mic @ Nighthawk Cafe, Chicago

03/15-Green New Deal Create-a-thon @ Citizen Engagement Laboratory, Oakland

Practice:
Benitez-8 on 3rd Base

Image: The cone magnets came in, ready for spark gap mounting...

Image: The panels prepped for drilling the magnet holes...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 113 - March 02 2019, Duration: 39:29

Episode Transcript

Image: A spark gap jig holds the frame in place for mounting. Brass wood screws as electrodes, following Tesla specs...

Image: A spark gap jig holds the frame in place for mounting. Brass wood screws as electrodes, following Tesla specs...

"Quench Class"

Theory:
Going To The Horse's Mouth

Image: A spark gap jig holds the frame in place for mounting. Brass wood screws as electrodes, following Tesla specs...

Image: The post- spark gap components in rough mounting position...

Image: Half inch x half inch magnets with one North tip and one South tip for the spark gap, following Tesla specs...

Open Mic Stage: Pacific Rim Stage

Euphorium(Trance Remix Feat. NK) - THE TAMERS

Geeknotes:

03/03-Thresholds 20 year Anniversary Reading @ Heirloom Books, Chicago

03/03-Free Max Harris, Oakland Metro Operahouse

03/05-Action Night for SB 24 for Student Access @ Naral Pro Choice California, SF

03/08-International Women’s Day Conversation, Manny's, SF

Practice:
Benitez-7 Passes Go

Image: I decided to swap out the 1K resistor for a 200 Ohm, and instead of the diode or a regular bipolar transistor I installed the IRF510 MOSFET to resolve the connections...

Image: I decided to swap out the 1K resistor for a 200 Ohm, and instead of the diode or a regular bipolar transistor I installed the IRF510 MOSFET to resolve the connections...

Image: The moment of truth test of the Benitez-7 using a 555 timer. The board didn't smoke, the IC took the two different voltage sources just fine, the battery charging function is ok, but the LED power meter indicates 6.8 - 7V going into the 12V positive rail...

One More Tune:

Magnetofunky No. 112 - February 23 2019, Duration: 33:30

Episode Transcript

Image: The guts of a 555, from circuitlib.com - 555 Timer Basics Lesson...

"The Benitez-7 Weeds"

NSA (No Suckerz Allowed) - Cee Knowledge and Cosmic Funk Allstars

Theory:
Little Eureka

Image: As a safety feature, I made another run to Al Lasher's for parts to make a 555 tester...

Image: The Benitez-7 circuit complete with B1 positive line connected to the rail, and A1 positive connected to the RC circuit. The pin 3 output is routed through a default 1K Ohm resistor and a 1N4007 diode to the 12V supply line to oscillate the transformer on the B1 line...

Open Mic Stage: Inbox Indie

Geeknotes:

02/23-Sankofa Days at The Bay @ Aquarium of the Bay, PIER 39, SF

02/27-Best Practices for Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace @ Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

03/01-The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism @ Roulette, Brooklyn

Practice:
Benitez-8 on Second Base

Image: Testing the ignition coil continuity. Most ignition coils should have a primary resistance falling somewhere between 0.4 and 2 ohms. 1.8 is fine...

Image: Testing the ignition coil continuity. Most ignition coils should have a primary resistance falling somewhere between 0.4 and 2 ohms. 1.8 is fine...

Image: The Benitez-8 circuit complete with the 10K pots connected and the ignition coil primaries wired...

One More Tune:

Goin Down - Cee Knowledge and Cosmic Funk Allstars

Magnetofunky No. 111 - February 15 2019, Duration: 49:44

Episode Transcript

Image: Modified circuit detail - A1 positive to the RC circuit, B1 positive to the IC input pin...

Image: Modified circuit detail - A1 positive to the RC circuit, B1 positive to the IC input pin...

"Wading in Virgin Weeds"

Theory:
I Got Your Split Positive Right Here

Image: My circuit modification of the 555 Astable Oscillator for both Benitez systems...

Open Mic Stage: Very Indie

I Have No Reason - Crawfish Kings AKA Crawfish Killers

Geeknotes:

02/16-Free Move Your Money Workshop @ Berkeley Public Library West Branch

02/17-Stacie Williams In Conversation with Tara Betts @ 57th Street Books, Chicago

02/21-The 54th Annual Commemoration for El Hajj Malik El Shabazz @ Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, NYC

Practice:
Murphy's Law Backup

Image: B-7 parts detail...

Image: For the B-8, the 10 Ohm 25W rheostat with a 15 Ohm 25W big-ass resistor added in series to the wiper terminal turns 1 - 10 Ohms resistance into 15 - 25 Ohms resistance. Those two big 5K Ohm potentiometers can be replaced with the 1K pots used in the Bedini motor...

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