Building a self looping "SMOT"

[JouleSeeker]

And why has no one paid any attention to the magnet array in message 174?

http://www.overunity.com/13879/building-a-self-looping-smot/msg373740/#msg373740

Norman

Norman,
Attached is the photo of the magnet array from message 174 -- what is it that caught your attention?
It is certainly quite clear how the magnets are ramped, even the number of magnets in each stack can be counted.
So a lot of information is being disclosed/provided by Elecar here, perhaps enough for a replication.  I'd need to know what those bars are in front of and behind the magnets, and the orientation (N/S) of the magnets.

Is that what you're getting at?

[Newton II]

Extract from reply  #174

Well anyway, 2 rotations of the track is more than anyone here has ever produced or even seen.

Does it mean that you don't have a track which runs the ball continuously for three hours without brake?  Or you are talking about Norman's track?  (just a question  -  don't mistake me)

[ramset]

Re Image 174
Thats a Huge amount  Of Magnets as well as what appears to be some Shunting /tuning bars!! It would seem some of the array is in repulsion and needs to be contained in a Jig??
 
Thx
Chet

[JouleSeeker]

Following up on Norman's questions, below shows the aluminum track and magnet array from Elecar's early video.
Note that the ball here goes up the track, from fewer magnets to more magnets in the magnet array.  One can compare the magnet arrays (looking also at my post previous to this one).

In the latest vid by Elecar, the ball goes in the opposite direction (evidently), and IIRC Elecar explained this, right?

To do a replication, a guy would need to know what the bars are made of that go in front of the array and also behind the magnets; in particular, is this magnetic material?  If so, will affect the B field patterns dramatically.  These "tuning bars" as Chet calls them do seem to be positioned somewhat differently in the two magnet-arrays shown (here and in my previous post).  Curious...

[norman6538]

The purpose of my question was to get you to focus instead of just keyboarding away and it worked very well in a short time. Thank you for getting focused. Now may the game continue.

My ball goes past its dropped point by about 1/4 inch now which is just like my sick pendulum.
I'm using a magnet array with stacked magnets and metal facing much like elecar's array.
gettin there only slowly.

Norman