Working SMOT ramp from Tom Ferko ?

[george_roanoke]

  I was wondering the same thing myself.  I haven't tested anything like this yet, but I've heard it mentioned that magnets are attracted to the thickest part of a piece of iron--such as one shaped like a wedge.
  The saw tooth pattern you've drawn would possibly work well for the top of the hill on the alternating up and down track mentioned previously.  The inertia created by the pull of the magnet field to the top should be enough to thrust to disk pass the hill top and start down the other side, where once the field is diminished weak enough gravity should start taking over.  A curved downhill would be better for allowing continuous motion for it to just start up the next hill, where the magnetic pull would again begin to increase.

gr

[magnetman12003]

Hi Guys,

I am back from a short vacation and just finished reading all the recent posts.

Robert Calloways web site has a lot of infomation as well as movies showing his LINEAR permanent magnet V track concept --- "WORKING".  This is a must reading for anyone interested.  Check out his web page.     http://www.callowayengines.com 

I have taken his V track concept a step further and hopefully this might work out with the rotary form I already illustrated.  I already know the drum with a single large V permanent magnet formation bonded to its outer diameter will turn. Bin there - done that.  Place a large ring magnet near the drum configured like this and watch the drum turn. A single revolution every time.  I did this with an aluminum drum but a wood or plastic drum would be better.  No drag.

Magnet spacing and magnet power will be critical and will take time adjusting to get this to work.  Gravity also is in the mix also as the drum is always heavy on the right side. 

With the ring magnet inside the drum assisting the fixed external magnet in powering the drums rotation now both magnets act as track runners .  In this case the track is doing the running and only one ring magnet is rotating.

I think it will be a fun project and am persuing it.   Does anyone have access to a CAD program where they can make a 3D illustration of my crude freehand drawings?  I would love to see that.   I am posting another color drawing showing the side and end views.   Red is North pole.  Blue is South pole. 


Tom

[magnetman12003]

Hi All,

Here is the latest drawing.  I hope someone can render a CAD 3D drawing of it. 

Tom

[magnetman12003]

Hi All,

Guys0 check this out:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCr3lOhMJCg&NR

Tom

[Low-Q]

Hi All,

Guys0 check this out:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCr3lOhMJCg&NR

Tom

This wheel will spin because he moves the magnet away from the sticky point. To move a magnet away from a sticky point, requires energy. The energy in the spinning wheel will not be enough to move the magnet away from the sticky point itself.

PS! Magnets does not store energy, hence no energy can be extracted out of it. However, magnetism works like kinetic energy, but require demagnetization to perform work - but then the magnet will not work "forever" and provide free energy by doing this.

So in a figurative sense the wheel works the same way as he had a ball, let it run down a track, and lift it into start position again.

Br.

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