Working SMOT ramp from Tom Ferko ?

[magnetman12003]

Hi Guys,

I am back again.

I just stumbled onto something huge.

Working with magnet AND track configurations using 45 degree offset angles I found a combination that litterly pulled an entire unfastened loose track and magnet layout I had constructed on my floor towards the ring magnet I was holding in my hand.   I never had that happen before. 

That happened when  I put the ring magnet near the start of the track.  The attraction ( jump start )of the ring to the start of the track was immense.  The entire loose track and magnet setup took off to me before I could turn loose of the ring.

I made a partial track and the heavy ring "SHOT" down it with great speed.  No slow crawling this time.  I am making another 4 footer to see if track distance or anything else has other effects on runner movement.   Short tracks dont cut it.

Before I post any kind of movie this time the track setup has to accomplish all three items listed below to be usefull in any motor attempt.

!.  Fast runner movement with a large pull into the tracks start and big rolloff or rollaway at the tracks end.

2. The runner must self start from ANY given position on the track.


3. The heavy runner MUST move on a uphill track grade and depending on how hi the grade is any rolloff would be nice at tracks end also.


Any one have someting more to add to this list?   Tom

[dean_mcgowan]

maybe something of a carousell configuration to catch the ball at the top of the smot ramp and then carry it around and place it at the bottom, you could have multiple balls on the carousell at anyone time adding to the gravity inertia and collect the energy from the carousel as it rotates ..

[dean_mcgowan]

sorry roggy .. thats what you are already saying .. :|

[dean_mcgowan]

i was thinking in terms of having the merry go round on the same plane as the smot ramp elevation not vertically .. is this what you mean roggy ?

[Dingus Mungus]

@ Tom
-not a requirement just a experiment-
If your new tracks can meet all of your new requirements, I would suggest adding a plastic axal through the heavy ring and try hovering it above different points on the tracks. Perhaps you may find a way to "roll" without the friction of a track. If you can achieve just elevation and roll away on your ring magnet, then I will have to buy some more magnets very soon. Good luck on the new tracks and please post some pics/vids of your more recent track experiments. Some visual stimulation will give the other members some inspiration. Thanks for all!

@ Roggy
You should draw a diagram of your idea. but... Why have a stock of balls in a caged wheel if only one ball using the ramp? I think that if you can use static magnetic fields to lift a wheel or ball to the top of a ramp you can the use gravity driven turns to return the ball to the ramp. No need for anything but well engineered returning track after the ramp.

~Dingus