Re: [Phys-l] Comments requested. Was: Re: [tap-l] Energy Conservation?

[curtis osterhoudt <flutzpah@yahoo.com>]

Looks like a big bypass cap to me, at the house "source" rather than at each individual piece of electrical equipment. I suppose it might help a little bit to even out voltage spikes and drops, but I very much doubt their claimed savings. 


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From: Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>
To: Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Cc: Bill Norwood <bnorwood@umd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 9:41:41 AM
Subject: [Phys-l] Comments requested. Was: Re: [tap-l] Energy Conservation?

Any comments from PHYS-Lers?

bc


On 2008, Dec 03, , at 08:24, Bill Norwood wrote:

> Hi Taplers,
>
> Hoax, right?
>
> 1. That device is not large enough to store a significant amount of  
> electrical energy in its capacitors.
> 2. There is no way to cycle back into the system “unused”  
> electricity, right?
>
> http://www.freeeasygreen.com/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Norwood
> U of MD at College Park

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