Hello and welcome to my new blog Quantum Energy Is Not a Theory. I wanted to go in a different direction because I lost my way with the old blog. With the CERN shutdown, there has been a timeline shift, and I now know things that I wish to share. Without further ado, let us begin.

So one thing that clicked with me was electricity, and how it works. But for you to understand how and why that happened, we need to go back to the 1980s when I was a lad in Brooklyn NY attending fourth grade. A science fair was coming up and I was given the task of creating a science project. I remember I was reading a book about electricity, and it gave me an idea for a project. All I needed was a six volt lantern battery, a roll of bell wire, thumb tacks, a piece of a 2X4 to use as a base, and a compass. Good thing I lived near a hardware store, and the items were inexpensive, except for the compass. I do not remember where I bought it.

I assembled the items and I put it all together. I placed the roll of wire on the 2X4 piece and used tape to hold it down. I looped both ends of the wires through the thumb tacks and pushed them into the board. I stripped the ends of the wires to expose the copper and connected them to the battery. I placed the compass inside the roll of wire, and the needle started to move. I had created a magnetic field. I thought it would have made for a great science project. I had dreams about winning some kind of award, or getting recognition, or even my teacher saying “well done, lad.”

Alas, that did not happen. On the day of the science fair, there I was, in the gym with my project all set up, waiting to demonstrate it to anyone who asked. Not one person approached me. I had a really cool project and no one cared. I was disappointed. But it created a spark that resonated with me decades later.

Let us jump ahead to the 1980s when I started riding the NYC subway on my own. I quickly became curious about the DC traction motors. I loved the whining noise. the dynamic braking, and how not all motors sound the same. I was curious about how the master controller worked, the reverse lever, how does the motorman make it go from a standstill. I also became fascinated with the WABCO 2 cylinder air compressor used on the SMEE carriages. We’ll talk about all that in a future post. Although my curious mind was gathering information, none of it was correlated. Just bits of information floating in my mind seeking the insight to help create answers to my questions.

Fast forward to the CERN shutdown date of June 29th, 2026. All of a sudden, electricity started to make sense. Quantum mechanics, entanglement, quantum math, quantum optics, et al, made perfect sense. I can grasp how DC motors operate. Example: I always wondered what is a flashover? When too many amps are applied to a DC motor with a slow rotational speed, the electricity can arc across the commutator with a loud CRACK! That damages the commutator, the brushes, and the windings. A full rebuild is necessary, which entails the motor being rewound, brushes and commutator replaced. The thyristor bridge would require attention also since they might be burned out. We’ll cover that in another post.

If you want to build my science project to create a magnetic field yourself, use a six volt battery ONLY. A 12 volt battery can overheat the copper wire and start a fire. If you want to scale it up to 12 volts, then you will need a lot more parts:

1. Fuse – Size it for ∼150% of max load. 12V systems pull more current.
2. Thicker wire – At 12V, current goes up for same power. Use wire gauge rated for your max amps + voltage drop.
3. Switch – DC-rated switch, not AC. Make sure it handles the motor stall current.
4. Thyristor bridge / SCR bridge – if you want phase control. For pure 12V DC you could also use MOSFETs, but SCRs work.
5. Reversible motor – Yes. DC brushed or BLDC with controller.

Add These For Safety + Control

1. Flyback diode across the motor – Stops voltage spikes when the motor turns off. Protects thy SCRs/MOSFETs.
2. Circuit breaker or second fuse – One on battery, one on load side if possible.
3. Heatsink for SCRs/bridge – 12V at higher amps = heat.
4. Snubber circuit (RC across SCR) – Keeps false triggering down.
5. Filter capacitor – Smooths ripple if coming from a bridge rectifier.
6. Emergency stop – Big red button.
7. Proper enclosure + strain relief – No loose 12V wires. Label everything.
8. Battery/charger or 12V PSU rated for peak current – Not just average. Motors surge.

I think I will end it here. Stay tuned for the second part. There is much more. Thank you for reading. Comments are always welcome as long as you keep it clean. The platform will flag and delete any comments with bad words. Have a good day, and a good week.