Working SMOT ramp from Tom Ferko ?

[FreeEnergy]

thanks hartiberlin

[mark australia]

Hi To,
I always love your craftsmanship.
Could you post a construction diagram for the rail mags.
I think a possible variation could be rigging up a circular track with bent magents. the running magnet could be harnesed to a centrally located axle or pin, yet still allowed to swivel.
This would allow acceleration and be a way to harness some useable power.
Will ponder over it on the weekend.
My only problem with devices like this is, will the magnets loose their power over time? Given its a push pull situation that might over come the problem.

[hartiberlin]

Here is a new picture from Tom about his new upcoming SMOT ramp motor
design with swinging back and forth stators:

Hi Stefan,

I am going one better with this.  I am building a Stagger track SMOT motor
as I show in this Jpeg plan.

Please let me know if you can see the jpeg or just a bunch of meaningless
numbers.   Look very carefull at it.

Observe the South pole rail ends are positioned OUT OF THE WAY so as to
keep the two lazy susan mounted HEAVY ring magnets turning.    The North
ends of the rails Draw the turntable ring magnets to them and the weight
inertia ( 14 pounds) in my case keeps them turning to follow the next rail
to its North end.   And so on.     Its so darn simple!

You can post this alsoif you wish including the motor plan.  I hope everyone
gives it a try.

Remember that the two ring magnets an the turntable are not wimpy little
magnets but two 7 pound ring magnets.   We need weight inertia to keep
things moving.

Tom

Picture attached to this message, you must be logged into the forum to see it !

[hartiberlin]

Hi Tom,
right, I agree totally.
The retreating stator magnet are a good idea,
cause also Finsrud and Scott Clarke are using them
in their magnet motor designs.
When you put these swining stator magnet maybe fixed
via some springs near the turntable, they can then swing back
and forth when the rotor magnets pass by...
This is a very good idea.

Many thanks.

[FreeEnergy]

No picture, and I did start to build it..  But I am an electronics guy not mechanical..

A 4 spoke wheel with ball bearings on the end of the spokes (no rim), and magnets curved and angled to make a SMOT on the outside of the wheel the bearings travel in.  It would travel on a wheel, in a circle..

I can try to draw it and upload it.  I made a SMOT years ago and my kids loved it..  Thought about the wheel back then, but never finished it.

My SMOT was ball bearing, on a aluminum IC chip carrier, with to brick neo magnets.  It went fast and flew.

please post picture(s)