Hi LariAnn!

> I'm interested in "free energy"
> devices. My definition of these is (are)
> devices which allow an individual to tap
> into an existing (but untapped) source of
> energy which can be converted into
> electrical energy for use in your own home.
> Examples of untapped energy sources might be
> the magnetic field of the earth, or the
> gravitational field. It is "free"
> in the sense that (with one of these
> devices) you'd no longer have to rely on
> power companies to supply you with
> electrical energy.

Does solar energy or a wind power machine count as a "free energy device"?

If it does, then there's a lot of things you can do.....

There's a lot of interest in these kinds of things among people who like to be fully self-sufficient....

One interesting working system is one which creates energy from the rise and fall of tides.... Perfect for your ocean-side villa. :)

Tides occur due to the attraction of the moon as it orbits the earth. So, to think about it more exotically, a device which creates energy from tides is really relying on "gravity power" - energy from the gravitational attraction of the moon!

Here's a company which makes tide-power technology.... This is for large-scale systems, but you could probably adapt the technology to a smaller scale too....

Here's an interesting brief article on tapping wave, tidal, and ocean thermal energy....

> Over the years, I've read about the
> stationary armature generator, the Moray
> device, and a number of others. T. B.
> Pawlicki wrote a couple of books which
> described some of these things. I'd like to
> know if people are working on these things
> (maybe some already have them in their homes
> and are keeping it mum). I even got a book
> by mail order which has detailed plans (and
> copies of existing patents) for building
> such devices.

> Am I alone in my interest, or are others
> here also fascinated with this?

I haven't heard of those devices specifically, but in a business sense there could be lots you could do with these....

On the one hand, you could sell or distribute these kinds of technologies, if they are already being manufactured.... You would have to find how to contact the kind of people buy these technologies (where is the demand), and then sell it to them....

Probably an easier way is with information products, like the books you mentioned already.

There's a lot of untapped information in patent databases (though just because it's patented doesn't guarantee it will work!).

Based on magazines I've seen, the demand for information products in this area seems to be there! :)

- Dien