build Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:44:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How to Build a Tesla Coil https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-tesla-coil-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-tesla-coil-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:48:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/how-to-build-a-tesla-coil/ In many aspects, Nikola Tesla changed the way we consume electricity, transport and produce it. He even influenced the way we move and start our cars, hear or understand electricity laws. Here’s how to make a Tesla coil, one of his most famous inventions that can catch one’s eye easily and one of Tesla’s most […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-tesla-coil-20080202/feed/ 0 75 How to build a Joe cell free energy device https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-joe-cell-free-energy-device-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-joe-cell-free-energy-device-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:47:14 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/how-to-build-a-joe-cell-free-energy-device/ (Copyright 1998-2005 Educate-Yourself and Ken Adachi. All rights reserved) By Ken Adachi (Ken Adachi, Editor) http://educate-yourself.org/fe/fejoewatercell.shtml An Australian man, only identified by the name of Joe “X”, has designed a remarkable water Energy Cell that only utilizes water for a “fuel” and develops substantially more power than gasoline. It was originally designed for use in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-joe-cell-free-energy-device-20080202/feed/ 0 74 How to build a levitation (lifter) device in 1 hour https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-levitation-lifter-device-in-1-hour-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-levitation-lifter-device-in-1-hour-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:45:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/how-to-build-a-levitation-lifter-device-in-1-hour/ The Lifter is an asymmetrical capacitor which uses High Voltage ( > 20KV ) to produce a thrust. The Lifter works without moving parts, flies silently, uses only electrical energy and is able to lift its own weight plus an additional payload. The Lifter uses the Biefeld-Brown effect discovered by Thomas Townsend Brown in 1928. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-levitation-lifter-device-in-1-hour-20080202/feed/ 0 73 How to build a solar car for your kids https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-solar-car-for-your-kids-20080129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-build-a-solar-car-for-your-kids-20080129/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:32:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/29/how-to-build-a-solar-car-for-your-kids/ Not only is the sun a source of heat and light, it’s a source of electricity too! Solar cells, also called photovoltaic cells, are used to convert sunlight to electricity. Solar cells are used to provide electricity all kinds of equipment, from calculators and watches to roadside emergency phones and recreational vehicles. Visit sandi.net/energy/pdf/playground/cp_solarcar.pdf for […]

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