I think I scanned this whole thread pretty thoroughly and its a surprise that it is started by an administrator of the site dedicated to replication of Stan Meyer technology. Odd also that I saw no mention of tapping zero point energy by the high voltage oscillation of the VIC. Keep in mind folks that it is likely that the circuit is like a sail boat putting up a sail to catch the teaming etheric winds of charged electromagnetic particles put out by the sun that Nikolai Tesla harvested. It is not a closed thermodynamic system subject to the second law. It does not create energy over and above what is put into it, it harvests the extra energy from the ether. According to modern physics particle theory, there is no ether, quoting the Mikelson-Morely experiment of about 1909?, or so. As if science should stand still for so long... But to be completely submerged into conspiracy theory, a must-read is "The Secrets of Anti-gravity Propulsion" by Paul LaViolette, or the "The Hunt for Zero Point Energy" by Nick Cook. Then you start to suspect our universities are languishing in ignorance and teaching inferior scientific theory, possibly for many reasons...
Regarding timeshell's progress on this topic, he should try this:
check P J Kelly's Free Energy Guide, Ch. 10,
. I'm guessing it could be the need to season the electrodes.
I guess I can't post more than twice a night?