The end of World War II marked not just a political shift but a technological one. As Allied soldiers swept through the ruins of Germany, they uncovered extraordinary engineering feats, many of which never made it into mainstream history books.
One such discovery was an energy device unlike anything seen before—a machine that, according to witnesses, could power itself indefinitely. This was the Lockridge Device, a forgotten chapter in the search for free energy.
What was this device? Where did it originate? And more importantly, why was it buried in obscurity?
The Discovery – A Self-Running Energy Generator
During house-to-house searches in war-ravaged Germany, an American soldier named Lockridge stumbled upon a strange sight—a machine quietly running in the basement of a civilian home.
Electricity had been cut off in most of Germany due to air raids, yet this basement was brightly lit by a set of bulbs powered by a self-contained motor-generator system.
The machine itself appeared to be based on a Bosch automotive generator, a device commonly used in Volkswagen vehicles of the time. However, its internal components had been heavily modified:
✅ The stator windings were repositioned.
✅ The housing had been machined to separate motor and generator functions.
✅ The commutator brush system was reconfigured.
In essence, the device was running itself while providing excess power—a feat impossible by conventional physics.
Instead of reporting his discovery to his superiors, Lockridge smuggled the machine back to the United States, where he spent the following years attempting to reverse-engineer its function.
What is Counter Electromotive Force (Back EMF)?
o understand why the Lockridge Device was so efficient, we need to explain a concept called Counter Electromotive Force (Back EMF) in simple terms.
What Happens in a Regular Motor?
When an electric motor spins, it doesn’t just use electricity to create motion—it also generates its own voltage as a byproduct. This is called Counter Electromotive Force (Back EMF), and it acts as resistance against the incoming electricity.
Think of it like riding a bicycle:
🚲 When you start pedaling, it’s hard—because you’re overcoming inertia.
🚲 Once you’re moving, it gets easier.
🚲 But now, if you try to pedal faster, air resistance starts pushing back against you.
That air resistance is like Back EMF in a motor—it naturally slows down efficiency by fighting against the electrical current.
Why Was the Lockridge Device Different?
The Lockridge Device minimized Back EMF, allowing it to generate power without wasting energy. It did this through precise tuning of the motor-generator balance, so that rather than resisting the electrical input, it worked with it, creating a highly efficient loop. This was the key to its self-sustaining operation.
How Did the Lockridge Device Work?
The Lockridge Device is believed to have functioned on a self-sustaining feedback loop, where it acted as both a motor and a generator simultaneously.
🔹 Motor Function
– Part of the system powered the rotation of the rotor, drawing minimal current.
🔹 Generator Function
– Another section converted the mechanical motion back into electricity, replenishing the system.
🔹 Energy Efficiency
– By reducing Back EMF, it maximized usable output while minimizing losses.
As Peter Lindemann, D.Sc., explained in Electric Motor Secrets 2:
“The Lockridge Machine used a torque-enhanced motor driving an ordinary generator to run itself and light some bulbs. The principles behind it suggest that under specific conditions, electric motors can produce excess energy rather than lose it.”
Generator Operations & Efficiency – How One Input Creates Two Outputs
One of the most remarkable things about the Lockridge Device is that it demonstrated a simple but powerful principle: A mechanical input produces both a positive electrical output and a negative mechanical output.
One Input – Two Outputs.
Let’s break this down:
1️⃣ The Motor Uses Mechanical Energy
- A small initial input (such as turning the rotor) starts the system.
2️⃣ The Generator Creates Electrical Energy
- The spinning motor generates power, sending electricity to the circuit.
3️⃣ The Machine Also Recovers Energy
- Unlike traditional generators, the Lockridge Device captured excess energy and recycled it back into the system.
In a normal generator, mechanical effort is lost as heat and friction. But in the Lockridge Device, those losses were minimized—allowing the machine to return more energy than it used. This is why Lockridge-built models in the 1950s worked for hours without external power—they reused their own energy in a way that conventional generators do not.
Why is It So Difficult to Reproduce?
Despite many researchers attempting to recreate the Lockridge Device, no fully working model has been publicly verified.
Challenges in Reproduction:
- Key Modifications Were Lost – Lockridge modified Bosch generators in a very specific way, details of which were never fully documented.
- Precise Motor-Generator Balance – The system required an exact balance between motor function and generator recovery, which is difficult to replicate.
- Suppression & Disappearance – After Lockridge built and sold units in the 1950s, they vanished, and Lockridge himself disappeared from public records.
Could it be that this technology was actively suppressed to protect the energy industry?
A Hint at the Next Secret – Germany’s Advanced Nuclear Program
The Lockridge Device is just one of many forgotten technological breakthroughs linked to wartime Germany. While mainstream history suggests that Germany’s nuclear program was underdeveloped, evidence suggests otherwise.
In Maier Files, Oskar Gross’s factory was pioneering in uranium enrichment using light beams—a concept far ahead of its time. Contrary to popular belief, Germany’s nuclear efforts during WWII were far more advanced than previously thought. But who buried the truth—and why?
Stay tuned for our next article: “Germany’s Secret Nuclear Program – More Advanced Than We Were Told?”
