New accelerating gravity wheel ! Converted video from www.newenergymachine.com !

[4Tesla]

Great info.. I didn't think about where the weights were on start.. have you figured out how to release the springs?

Jason

[noonespecial]

Bob's said "springs have to be compressed for the first revolution". So both outside springs are set for the first revolution, implying that the springs are latched, easy to do with my gate latch solution. But when the machine starts in the vid the weight is lifted to the top, indicating that the weights are also latched in the up position.

Regards, Larry

Isn't this where the cam moves the weights the 4" and a actuator arm moves them the 8" effectively latching the weights? I mentioned before that it "appears" that this only happens one the first revolution and the last. Could be a speed activated thing or just an optical illusion as it doesn't appear to travel the same distance in between.
Charlie

[LarryC]

Isn't this where the cam moves the weights the 4" and a actuator arm moves them the 8" effectively latching the weights? I mentioned before that it "appears" that this only happens one the first revolution and the last. Could be a speed activated thing or just an optical illusion as it doesn't appear to travel the same distance in between.
Charlie

Good point, Charlie. I plan on making my actuator arm like I showed in pic #249 except straight when full open. So I could put some type of easy break lock on the center pivot that would keep it fully open at the top. I found that it's pull is really slow and powerful at the beginning of actuating when straight and will try it instead of the cam. Love that Knex.

The optical illusion statement may be correct, like certain spinning objects where the center remains solid and the ends disappear.

@Jason,
Please look at the gate latch pic in #267.  I plan on having a stop hit the handle on the back for release.

Regards, Larry

PS: The 4 and 8 just bring weights to midpoint.

[noonespecial]

PS: The 4 and 8 just bring weights to midpoint.

I originally thought he was saying that this (4" + 8") was for raising the weights from midpoint to the top ("The unit works by raising the weight up to the top at the 12:00 o clock position and the lower weight follows as they are connected. A cam mechanism picks up the weight in the center of the wheel and raises them up approximately 4". After the cam, the actuator arm brings it the rest of the way. (8"). to latch them to start.
He gives a couple of different travel distance descriptions apparently saying the same thing which is confusing. In one place he says that he raises the weights to midpoint and centrifugal force carries it the rest of the way (this wouldn't work of course unless we assume some acceleration factor). And in another he says the weights are raised 1" beyond midpoint which would definitely work.
Charlie

[Xaverius]

I contacted this fellow quite some time back and there were 3 things that impeded progress. 1. Hospitalization. 2. The frame was ripped apart during a test and was being re-engineered. 3. He was working on some other project that was consuming his time while he awaited the re-engineering.

I haven't heard anything new, has anyone else?

Cheers,

Harvey

I e-mailed him back in March(08) but never received a response.