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Stromzeuger in 1933 and demonstrated it to Dr F. Modersohn who subsequently financed the development of the invention and established the Coler GmbH for the purpose. In 1937, Coler built a 6 kW version of the Stromzeuger. In 1942, Modersohn demonstrated the device to the Research Department of the German Navy, which intervened and supplied them with materials, meters and tools. Thereafter the research was directed by Oberbaurat (Naval Construction Chief) Seysen, who assigned Dr H. Frolich to assist Coler for several months. The operation of the newly developed apparatus turned out to be more complicated than they had first thought, but progress was made. The large Stromzeuger was destroyed by a bomb which struck Coler's house in Kolberg (Pomerania) in 1945. Coler had been powering his house with the unit for three years. Hurst and Sandberg gave a summary account of the Stromzeuger in their report: The basic principle is that an electron is to be regarded not only as a negatively charged particle but also as a South magnetic pole. The basic element is that of an open secondary circuit, capacity loaded, inductively coupled to a primary circuit. The novel feature is that the capacities are connected to the secondary core through permanent magnets, as shown in figure 4. It is claimed that, on switching on the primary circuit, "separation of charges" takes place, i.e., Magnet 1 becomes positively charged and Magnet 2 becomes nega- tively charged, and that these charges are "magnetically polarised" when they are formed, owing to the presence of the magnets. On switching off the primary circuit, a "reversing current" flows in the secondary, but the mag- nets "do not exert a polarising effect on this reversal". Two of these basic elements are now placed together, making a double system or stage with the plates close together in parallel planes, as shown in figure 5. The sec- ondary windings are both exactly equal and wound in a direction such that, on switching on the primary coil, the electrons in the secondary coil flow from P: to P» [P = Plate] and F: to F: [F = Flat Spool]. It is then stated that system Fi — F: merely has an induc- ing effect, and the useful current comes into existence in the system Pi — P2. A single stage cannot be effective, but two stages con- nected so that the numbers of effective North and South poles are equal will provide a basic working arrangement. More double stages can then be added to provide higher ant outputs. It is then stated that as well as the normal electrons flowing from the battery and from induction when the cir- cuit is opened or closed, "space electrons" flow from "repelling spaces" to "attract- ing spaces" between the Cc D plates... lowing Irom the battery and from induction when the cir- cuit is opened or closed, "space electrons” flow from "repelling spaces" to "attract- ing spaces" between the plates... Professors M. Kloss and R. Franke (Technical College of Berlin) tested the Stromzeuger in March 1926. Their report was included in BIOS Report No. 1043: The apparatus...consists of: a double-row system of cop- per plates, a double-row sys- tem of flat spools, and a sys- (Left) Il tem of electromagnets to whose cores silver wires are attached and through which branch currents of the plate- system are conducted. For each of the three systems a three-part accumulator bat- tery of 6 volts/6.5 ampere- hours capacity is provided. The plate circuit and the spool circuit are parallel so that the two batteries apper- taining thereto can also be replaced by a single battery. This was ascertained...by switching off the one battery while the apparatus was working. When asked why two bat- teries were used at all, Capt. Coler declared that for start- ing the apparatus a double Figure 2. NEXUS - 45 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1998