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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: bodhisatta]
#26657772 - 05/08/20 03:47 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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And don't forget to set it to video mode!
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: Smartattack]
#26657789 - 05/08/20 03:59 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: PiggyPig]
#26659931 - 05/09/20 12:28 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah dude, we nerds want some photos!
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: panoramics]
#26660213 - 05/09/20 02:52 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'd love to see the setup you've built man. I wonder if it'd be possible to rig up a little grow tub between two metal plates and use something like a fluorescent light ballast hooked up to a flyback transformer to keep a more constant electric field in place. You could put agar plates in there pretty easily so the plane of growth is parallel to the electric field.
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: Smartattack]
#26661774 - 05/10/20 07:09 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'll post my results as far as timing and yield. Maybe a couple pics of the flushes for comparison sake. I will not be posting pictures of my device; I don't want anyone to try this at home, seriously. It is very dangerous the way it is set up now and will most certainly stop someones heart if the voltage gets across the wrong two points. It requires an isolated ground which then must be un-isolated to discharge residual voltage. Bad design admittedly, but if I can design a safe device or purchase a manufactured one, I will post pics of it.
When I shocked the trays, it was quite nerve racking. Everything in the lab is stainless steel and none of it is bonded to ground. On initial discharge, the hair on the back of my neck stood straight up and the ends of my ears felt like they were "crackling". The air was most certainly ionised and many static shocks ensued afterwards.
If my experiment shows positive results, I will keep moving forward with it for sure. I know they make a device for shocking earth to drive out worms that I am going to look into as well. It is a lower voltage but will provide a more constant current flow. As usual with this hobby, waiting is the biggest part. That's what I'll be doing for the next week at least. Fingers crossed.
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: Mr.GuessWork]
#26661793 - 05/10/20 07:27 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Interesting thought. Growing in a magnetic field would induce small voltages into the growing medium and most likely cause eddy currents to flow within it. I'm not sure if it would have an effect or not. With my current experiment, I am inducing a high voltage to create a sudden but significant current flow through the substrate. I didn't measure the resistance between the probes while in the substrate so I'm not sure what this current value would be.
I think that high voltage would be the key here in order to "damage" the mycelium and then allow it to recover. It would be impossible to induce through electromagnetic induction IMO. Not to say that it is not worth a shot. I'm more interested in making my final trays fruit faster seeing as this is the limiting factor on my setup. My agar trays don't take up much space so growth speed in them isn't really a concern.
On the other hand, energy is energy and perhaps mycelium can harness it and use it to grow faster/larger. As long as the magnetic field is not stationary and you achieve cutting action between the field and the sub, there is potential for transfer. As long as the voltage changes constantly as it does with alternating current, cutting action will be achieved. You may be onto something, or maybe not; only one way to find out!
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: PiggyPig]
#26661797 - 05/10/20 07:32 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Aka there's no device.

Saw that coming
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Re: voltage Methods for Mushroom Fruiting [Re: DocRocz]
#26661798 - 05/10/20 07:32 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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