My answer:So, I ask once again: is this "free energy" device real or not?
Rick
I listened to the spiel, and a neighbor payed for the information, so I looked at that too.
First, it is not "zero-point" or "free energy". The "Power4" guy is talking about DIY solar panels and a wind turbine for your home. Very common stuff, but he is claiming you can do it yourself following his detailed instructions for less money. That's all, nothing new really.
Here's one comment I found about the claims --I totally agree. My neighbors paid about $97 (price now reduced to $49.97 if you HURRY!! see attached) for the information but when you look at it, it turns out to be very difficult to build your own wind turbine and solar panels. For example, he says buy 6" PVC pipe 24" long, easy, then cut it according to his drawing on pg. 4-17 across the length at an angle -- this is very difficult! Then there is the mounting of these blades on a hub, and balancing them. This is way beyond the typical DIY-er.Submitted by d landry on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 13:38
"My education is mechanical and electrical engineering. I have operated on a solar system for years for a cottage. Implying that you can heat a family house in Minnesota, let alone Seattle or SFO, in the winter, with a few homemade solar panels... purchased for $190 something dollars, is beyond misleading, it is fraudulent to the extreme. No mention of the first and most important of critical design spec??? 5KW 10KW 25KW? "
My friends were more interested in the solar panels. They checked his recommended sources for "cheap" (not finished) panels -- and they were no longer available. Dan said the sources this guy used have dried up or are not so readily available -- he check.
Had they been available, one still has to build frames and mount, rivet, encapsulate, solder and so on.
For example, p. 2-20: "...if you make any mistakes in the rivets placements you can remove the rivets with a drill." "If you have cut angles with a miter box and they still don't seem to align correctly when lined up with the carpenter's square then use a metal file and file it down to match correctly." "Take your time with this step, as the strength of the panel depends on good, tight rivet connections and flush angles."
Now, do you have a mitre box, metal file, drill, riveting tools? and lots of time? If you do, you can build your own solar panels! oops, there's more to do:
"The encapsulate you have already poured will help keep the cells in place while you do the final soldering. ... wire each string together in series with the bus ribbon... Wire the strings together with bus ribbon to ensure you have completed series connection through all 36 cells... Solder the bus ribbon on to connect each string to each other and then solder enough bus ribbon to the home runs to allow you to pull the bus ribbon through the bond paper and plastic back sheets and into the junction box that will be connected later on.... Once all 36 cells are completely wired together in series and the home runs have been made place another bead of caulk around the perimeter of the cells and just under the lip of the c-channel. This will prevent the encapsulate from oozing out the sides of the panel."
So how good are you at doing all this detail work, in order to save a few bucks on solar panels which you can buy already made at Harbor Freight? Do you really want to solder lots of wires together? and be careful: "Be careful soldering on top of the glass, as too much direct heat on the heat may crack or discolor the face of the panel." (direct quotes, pages 2-28, 29).
Got that? like the 37-minute advertisement says, "Easy!" yeah, right...
This guy has a racket going -- 102,000 sales of INFORMATION (better info on-line, free!) -- we see, at 50 bucks each -- a cool FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. Sure, there is a money back guarantee; but the salesman here limits it to 60 days.
Conclusion: rip-off.
Steve
