The Bessler Wheel, mystery solved.

[zoelra]

Pirate88179 said
"Yes, you need a battery and motor"...

gurangax replied
"correct you hit the jackpot"

I don't think gurangax meant this literally.  Agreeing that a battery and motor were needed could be just another way of implying an energy source and driver were needed (aka, gravity and lever system).

[fletcher]

I agree Zoelra .. both Bill & gurangax were being sardonic, as it's an obvious solution - gurangax has said that only he has thought of his answer, while a battery & motor, or clock-work mech etc, has been thought about by everyone with at least one brain cell.

And he was adamant that it was Bessler's mechanical principle, though it could be coupled to many different mechanical forms to achieve a self-sustaining wheel.

He still has until the end of May to come good on his claims.

[MarkE]

I agree Zoelra .. both Bill & gurangax were being sardonic, as it's an obvious solution - gurangax has said that only he has thought of his answer, while a battery & motor, or clock-work mech etc, has been thought about by everyone with at least one brain cell.

And he was adamant that it was Bessler's mechanical principle, though it could be coupled to many different mechanical forms to achieve a self-sustaining wheel.

He still has until the end of May to come good on his claims.

When June 1st comes anyone with doubts about how this will end up will find out when gurangax either amazes or fails to deliver as promised.

[fletcher]

Ditto

[Vortex1]

The battery is something which stores energy, the motor releases it  into work.

Perhaps some of the gravitational pull is stored and released at a later time at a point in the cycle as it is needed for some effect, such as but not limited to unlatching a latch.

The pull and release, the twanging of the bow.