My Theory! I can't find why it wouldn't work! Big suprize!

[nwman]

Doesn't work sorry!

[bottorml]

It seems to me that the net energy "gain" in the system is coming from the stored energy of the latch mechanism (in a spring if using such) and the energy added by stationary magnets. This is compounded by the number of items storing the energy. Each latch gains energy each time it goes by a magnet and stores it in the lifted weight (possibly in a spring as well). Some math will follow in a little while.

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[bottorml]

The progression of torque increase with increasing spoke numbers will go like this:

Using a ft and lbs and a 2ft spoke from the center of the shaft to the farthest point on each spoke and 1lb weights that are either 1ft from center or 2ft from center and all measurement are with one spoke straight up and one spoke straight down that contribute nothing to the torque.

4 spokes = + 1ft*lbs

8 spokes = + 1ft*lbs + 1.414ft*lbs = 2.414ft*lbs

16 spokes = + 1ft*lbs + 1.414ft*lbs + 2.614ft*lbs = 5.028

32 spokes = + 1ft*lbs + 1.414ft*lbs + 2.614ft*lbs + 5.126ft*lbs = 10.154ft*lbs

more math later...

[nwman]

Doesn't work sorry!

[nwman]

Doesn't work sorry!