Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Good going, pj! glad you're building it and you may be the first on the block to be the last in the block if we get bird flu. think of all those free houses! bG > > Am just beginning to make this simple device. A couple of things > may be helpful to a new person. When making the holes through the > sponges, I am finding that running a round ink pen through the hole > after using the knife, it is much easier to get the wire through. But > it is easier to do this one sponge at a time since it (the sponge) > quickly resumes its original shape. Also, the curvy fork I tried to > use got lots easier after applying a hammer to make it straighter. > Goes in good and doesn't peek out anywhere, which it was trying to do > earlier. I am two sponges shy, so may be able to finish tomorrow. > Even though I may not use this except in an emergency I am happy to be > getting it all done. Contributes to a feeling of security. Thanks, > bg pj > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 good goin, ned! not many have persisted long enuf to do that. I took a couple hours to do it, too. Ok, yes you can connect as many electrode wires to one 6 volt battery as you wish. A whole village could probably use the same battery for years, almost. reversing means pad A goes where pad B was and vice versa. Easiest to figure out a velcro belt system, etc to release it quickly. Using a switch exposes you to a large spike of current, so you'd need a potentiometer to increase resistance while you snap the switch, and then lower the potentiometer again to decrease resistance and restore the full power gradually...a lot of hassle but if you get tired of moving the pads, it's an option.. Remember the thymus gland under top of breast bone houses the factory that produces T-cells, so it needs a pad, this was an afterthough, so is not in original design photos. Keep us posted, and very best to you, bG > > Hey all in group, > > So I built the so called ultimate godzilla this evening. Took me a couple hours at most. I used the file The Ultimate godzilla as reference. Now I have a couple of questions to anyone who can help. So to make sure, the sponge unit is attached to the battery via the wire being attached to top of battery, is that all? In terms of power supply? do that mean the unit is on all the time? When you mention reversing the current, how exactly is that done, would flipping over the pad be all that is needed to reverse current? or flipping the sponge pad that is being used on the right side of the body to the left side of the body work as well? Last question, can the three sponge unit and the wrist and ankles units (4 sponges) be attached to one battery? > So confused, help would be greatly appreciated. > > Ned > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Got it. Just to make sure, are most sponges made out of cellulose? is a cellulose based sponge necessary for proper transmission? Ned > > > > Hey all in group, > > > > So I built the so called ultimate godzilla this evening. Took me a > couple hours at most. I used the file The Ultimate godzilla as > reference. Now I have a couple of questions to anyone who can help. > So to make sure, the sponge unit is attached to the battery via the > wire being attached to top of battery, is that all? In terms of power > supply? do that mean the unit is on all the time? When you mention > reversing the current, how exactly is that done, would flipping over > the pad be all that is needed to reverse current? or flipping the > sponge pad that is being used on the right side of the body to the > left side of the body work as well? Last question, can the three > sponge unit and the wrist and ankles units (4 sponges) be attached to > one battery? > > So confused, help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ned > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 yes, and probably. Sponges made of cheap plastic don't hold water too well, they are just scrubbers I guess, bad idea, hate those sponges. Sea sponges (real thing) might be ok, but high cost. The alternatives are plain old terry cloth towels, or folded up tee shirts, sheets, etc. Anything that carries a current and has some resistance to it. Non-metallic, in other words, but partially conductive. Sponges are very conductive when moistened, so they spread out the current quite well. Best thing happened to us is the discovery that sponges worked so well. Prior to that, we were using metal plates with cloth wrapped around them. bG > > > > > > Hey all in group, > > > > > > So I built the so called ultimate godzilla this evening. Took me > a > > couple hours at most. I used the file The Ultimate godzilla as > > reference. Now I have a couple of questions to anyone who can help. > > So to make sure, the sponge unit is attached to the battery via the > > wire being attached to top of battery, is that all? In terms of > power > > supply? do that mean the unit is on all the time? When you mention > > reversing the current, how exactly is that done, would flipping > over > > the pad be all that is needed to reverse current? or flipping the > > sponge pad that is being used on the right side of the body to the > > left side of the body work as well? Last question, can the three > > sponge unit and the wrist and ankles units (4 sponges) be attached > to > > one battery? > > > So confused, help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Ned > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 > > Hey all in group, > > So I built the so called ultimate godzilla this evening. Took me a couple hours at most. I used the file The Ultimate godzilla as reference. Now I have a couple of questions to anyone who can help. So to make sure, the sponge unit is attached to the battery via the wire being attached to top of battery, is that all? No. See below. In terms of power supply? do that mean the unit is on all the time? Yes. When you mention reversing the current, how exactly is that done, would flipping over the pad be all that is needed to reverse current? No. You have to either exchange the pads as shown below - or exchange the battery wires [turn the battery symbol upside down]. You MUST have 2 pads connected to get any current thru you. or flipping the sponge pad that is being used on the right side of the body to the left side of the body work as well? Last question, can the three sponge unit and the wrist and ankles units (4 sponges) be attached to one battery? Yes. Each pair should either use it's own resistor or the pads have the resistor built in [by using various lengths of bare wire in them when built]. > So confused, help would be greatly appreciated. > > Ned > Your circuit should look like this: __________ + _____________________________| |_ ______ _____|_____ | + pad | | | | | |__________| | you | | battery | | | |___________| __________ | | | - resistor | | | | |__________/\/\/\_____________| - pad |_|______| |__________| The resistor can be in EITHER wire. Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 > > > > Hey all in group, > > > > So I built the so called ultimate godzilla this evening. Took me a > couple hours at most. I used the file The Ultimate godzilla as > reference. Now I have a couple of questions to anyone who can help. > So to make sure, the sponge unit is attached to the battery via the > wire being attached to top of battery, is that all? > > No. See below. > > In terms of power supply? do that mean the unit is on all the time? > > Yes. > > When you mention reversing the current, how exactly is that done, > would flipping over the pad be all that is needed to reverse current? > > No. You have to either exchange the pads as shown below - or > exchange the battery wires [turn the battery symbol upside down]. > > You MUST have 2 pads connected to get any current thru you. > > or flipping the sponge pad that is being used on the right side of > the body to the left side of the body work as well? Last question, > can the three sponge unit and the wrist and ankles units (4 sponges) > be attached to one battery? > > Yes. Each pair should either use it's own resistor or the pads have > the resistor built in [by using various lengths of bare wire in them > when built]. > > > So confused, help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ned > > > > > Your circuit should look like this: > __________ > + _____________________________| |_ ______ > _____|_____ | + pad | | | > | | |__________| | you | > | battery | | | > |___________| __________ | | > | - resistor | | | | > |__________/\/\/\_____________| - pad |_|______| > |__________| > > The resistor can be in EITHER wire. > > Joe. > The above circuit looks fine here, is destroyed in the daily digest by removing all duplicate spaces. Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 When you mention reversing the current, how exactly is that done, > would flipping over the pad be all that is needed to reverse current? > > No. You have to either exchange the pads as shown below - or > exchange the battery wires [turn the battery symbol upside down]. > > You MUST have 2 pads connected to get any current thru you. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ok so if you need 2 pads connected to get any current thru you, would that mean that the system doesnt work if you are just using three sponge pad unit attached to you (say over the stomach)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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