Video On line, Proof Of Overunity With Permanent Magnets, LaFonte Research

[powercat]

No, it's probably eddy current drag or friction in the bearings. There is no weak sticky spot. The eddy current drag can be eliminated in a production design. The bearings are new I believe and never "run in".

That may be so, but it did look like it stopped where you would hope it wouldn't.

Any chance you can slightly tilt the arm so a little bit of gravity would show the arm swinging free  and then placed the block,
we could then compare the two................. only a thought

[gammarayburst]

I want to thank Mark for all the work, time and money he has put into our projects over these many years. He can take a 2D drawing I send him and fabricate a machine in half a day or less. He can build anything and it's always a better design than I send him. But most of all he has stuck with us and never gave up.
Nicolas has made us countless 3D animations for so many years and never charged us. With out his animations the public would have a hard time figuring out how our designs work.
Both Mark and Nicolas have also provided very much input for concepts, design and theory of operation.
We have a great team and have worked together with ease all these years.
Thanks guys!
Butch

[gammarayburst]

That may be so, but it did look like it stopped where you would hope it wouldn't.

Any chance you can slightly tilt the arm so a little bit of gravity would show the arm swinging free  and then placed the block,
we could then compare the two................. only a thought

The arm can't swing free unless there is another closed bars set to pull to. The magnet would grab on to the end of the closed bar set the way it is in the test. Hope I understand what you are saying.
Butch

[powercat]

The arm can't swing free unless there is another closed bars set to pull to. The magnet would grab on to the end of the closed bar set the way it is in the test. Hope I understand what you are saying.
Butch

can't swing free unless there is another closed bars set to pull to

I don't understand why you have not shown a working device, continuous swinging or continuous rotation
surely if you have the Eureka moment nothing would stop you trying to make one,
I can only hope that you have and your just building up to it.

[Cloxxki]

I apologize for my stupidity. I see absolutely nothing new (yet). The arm is brought into place first (Mr. Hand), then a small movement of the stator makes it "jump".
Can the arm be swung out of its end position freely, back to the starting point, or is it cogged? The fact that it bounced back rather than continued a nice swing kindof answers my question, I'm afraid.


Sorry, but this is as unclear a demonstration as I've ever seen it. All the V-smots look more impressive, quite frankly.


If you have new method of using magnets without cogging, a better method of showing it is needed.
Is that little jump the part where work is to be extracted? Can the arm and stator be placed back after it, with this work extracted?


The greatest inventors are the worst at demonstrating their work, especcially in the FE field, so don't let that put you off.


I think you need a setup with fixed stator, a displaced rotor, and it then being reset at a fraction of the work that can be extracted in the little jump. An out of phase star configuration might do it, if you have what you think you have.


The build quality of your setup is just amazing. Unfortunately, a simple Lego kit could have saved you the time, money and effort for further projects.
Please verify your validy well before you build more. Your skills and time are valueble to this movement.


Good luck,
J