Working SMOT ramp from Tom Ferko ?

[nwman]

OK here is just a simple graphic I throw together to take your first videos device and make it run linearly in a loop. Just take four of then in arrange them in a square so when the wheel exits the first smot the inertia pushes it along  track the turns it 90 degrees and allows it to run into the second smot and thus would continue the loop. Now if this would continually run then you could do a number of things to make it provide power. I do hate to say it but I think the best way to focus our efforts is to only try to reach the goal of making continues looping without loss to entropy. If you can overcome entropy we are all going to be rich. Harnessing electrical power is really better left to the engineers.

Tim

NOTE: the corners might have to be banked to allow the ring to turn the corner. I'm not sure if a steel ball bearing instead of the ring magnet would work but just a thought.

[nwman]

Here is another simple layout that might close the loop. If you can actually get the ring magnet t roll up hill just construct a ramp the carry it up until it reaches the top and then rolls off onto a wheel which of course turns as it falls (turning a flywheel/generator) and then it rolls back down to the bottom of the ramp. Like someone else said about the roller coaster.

Not to say what your working on now wont work, but I think working with what we know works and simply modifying the same layout to harness any energy is what needs to be done. Your current design is far from what you started with in the way of complexity and may be introducing factors that are not foreseen. Yada Yada.....

What I would like to see if it isn't to difficult is a video of your first layout with a totally flat/level surface before the smot and after. I want to see you place the ring magnet a foot or so before the entrance of the smot and then gently with one finger push the ring magnet into the forces of the smot and see the smot pull the ring in and accelerate it through and then past the end of the smot. If this can be done I really think we might have something here. Also if you could do the same thing but with the surface being at an uphill angle to show it actually climbing up would be awesome. Again just the EXACT same layout as the first video shows. I just want to see that there isn't a gate before the SMOT nor one after and that it will actually accelerate the ring through it  and throw it out the other side like a pitching machine.

[nwman]

I am concerned about the pendulum thing you are creating. Still build it but I want to throw my thoughts out here about it. It looks to me that the pendulum will only come to a stop faster then just  normal pendulum swinging freely. The reason is because even though the magnets my be shielded from each other while it swings they are still going to act like cushions/springs when they get close to each other. They shouldn't actually add any energy to the pendulum. What happened to the SMOT? 

Tim

P.S. let me know if you can make the video I described in my last post?

[nwman]

I have to run to work but I thought I would get this picture up. I hope its explanatory enough. Just a thought. Not sure if it would work.

Tim

[nwman]

Hi  Tim,

In the first video you saw the runner magnet tracked the rail next to it.  When the runner magnet left the end of that rail it was repeled to one side. Look closely at the video and you can see that slight movement.   It did the same thing after tracking the other rails also.  Notice also that I have the rails staggered so that there is no pinchoff ( sticky spot)  .

In essence the runner magnet "WEAVED" its way down the linear track.

Tom

I agree with your observations and I think I could assume from the logic that the ring magnet would be pulled into the front of the SMOT and then shot through the SMOT. (We'll have to call it a Tommy Gun). I would just like to see if do that instead of assuming it does. I'm getting real close to buying everything to repeat that first experiment. Then maybe try to adopt it to the wheel in my last drawing. Theoretically I believe it should react the same on the curved plan of the wheel. What do you think?(all)

Tim