I will have to try to test the Aspden theory of the aether as it applied to a capacitor, before I can accept his word for it. Otherwise it is just another concept, no more credible than my own. As far as I know or from what he has said, none has actually made the model, except that he accepts the Adams motor magnetic field experiment as proof. How he relates the effect to a magnetic rotor , and the vacuum of a cylindrical capacitor I will try to explain later. However the capacitor is much more simple to demonstrate. I will repeat the basics from a lengthy lecture here for all to consider. You will see that his hypotheses depends upon the aether having a form. similar to an atomic matrix. with rotating elements. quote. "The point I want to make is that Veronnet saw the aether as having electrical structure and an underlying quantized angular motion akin the that we learn of from Bohr's theory. Veronnet realised that jitter motion in the aether could perhaps explain why electrons in atoms have a quantized angular momentum, that is, why they have specific energy quanta linked to their rotation." Next he demonstrates this form between two parallel plates of a capacitor subjected to a high DC electrical potential. presumably we must hope , with a vacuum dielectric. Some will recognise the similarity to the classical atomic electron structure used in explaining the storage of energy in the "dielectric strain" of an insulating material placed between the plates. Dr. aspden should have been aware of this at the time. "So let us now consider a parallel plate capacitor sitting in the aether as just portrayed. I refer now to Fig. 5. " Fig. 5 Notice that he has the rotating component orbit offset from centre towards one plate without indicating polarity, but due to his reference to electrons I will assume the rotating component is negative being attracted to the positive electrode. From this we may conclude that the aether which is normally electrically neutral, when subjected to an electrical potential will present a situation where there is an alignment of forces in a direction at right angles to the electrical field. Why he shows this direction as opposite to the offset negative rotating particle I do not know, but is niether here nor there for this demo. In any case, I am at a loss to understand how he could ascribe electrical characteristics to a non-material, which is the basic proposition of his hypothesis. Now look at what happens when we make the capacitor a cylinder. Quote: "Nevertheless, 20 years on, in the 1970s I had seen how the aether feeds energy into events on body Earth, as evidenced by the creation of the thunderball and the inflow of energy to power the action of a tornado. This was still far from the 'free energy' technology theme we are discussing today. Ha! I was right.. Note the polarity is established, and he obviously means to infer that the rotational force is from the positive component of the basic unit of aether. Is it possible he is mimicking the nuclear model of the atom, wherein the weight is all in the nucleus, and any energy due to rotation would be higher for the nuclei than "weightless" electrons.. I will have to remember that my experiment will be scandalised by the presence of air. Neglecting that, the essence of his effect is this. When the charge on the plates is removed, the rotation of the aethers elements will due to "momentum" continue to rotate for a little time till the balance of the charges is restored, such restoration supplying energy to the plates.. I cannot see how this is any way different from a normal condenser action using any dielectric, excepting that we assume in a vacuum the charge is due to electron displacement as charge on the metal plates. All of the energy into the capacitor is returned. As far as I know.. Hey I never checked personally. Specially with a cylindrical setup as shown here. Most caps are cylindrical form. but the multi layer would indicate alternate aether direction flows. Overall I have great difficulty in accepting his basic hypothesis "the aether as having electrical structure " without some material particle. However the electromagnetic wave contains just such a charge, complete with its magnetic field component. So I'm not knocking it.. Experiment should tell.. I once participated in a group experiment on water electrolysis , using cylindrical plates (rod inside cylinder) it being claimed free hydrogen... I walked away, thinking they were lucky to be alive... The gases were coming off mixed...hmm Phil.