help with my Newman machine

[Peacemaker]

Hey all,

I have another diagram that approximates my machine.

I need help understanding how to build the commutator.

I understand that I need a wire contacting the shaft(rotating steel axle with magnets attached), but where does the other end go.

If someone could explain exactly how the commutator would work with my diagram that would be great.

Thanks Eddy, your post was again very helpful but I am still a bit lost.  You are right I am a complete layman.

Where can I find a scematic that is clear on the commutator?

Thanks,
PeaceMaker

[hartiberlin]

Hi,
cut the yellow connection to the minus pole of the battery and instead connect the red wire to the minuspole.
Then connect the other end of the red wire to the conducting axis (rod) loosely, so the axis can slip
rotate with it.

Now let the free coil end wire slip connect to the shaft over a taped portion at the end ofthe shaft.
So you only connect the coil to the battery for say 30 degrees of rotation of the shaft.
The other 330 degrees are taped out, where the coil wire does not make any connection
to the battery.
So the coil only gets a pulse every 330 degrees for 30 degrees.
These 30 degrees must be put this way, that it is the optimal angle to
accelerate the magnet inside the coil, so it gets the most mechanical output power.

Hope this helps.

Regards, Stefan.

[Peacemaker]

Hey Freehumans,

Wow.  You all are geniuses!!  I feel like Neo from the matrix when he exclaimed, "I know Kung Fu!" 

The machine is amazing.

What do I do next?  I want to power all of my appliances, my computer, and my entire domicile (lights, etc...).

I want to make an engine for a semi truck that can accelerate and reach high yet safe speeds. 

What do I need to do to get that kind of torque?

Thanks,
PeaceMaker

[hartiberlin]

Big magnets and lots of copper for the coil(s) and high voltage power supply.
Also you can go 4 or 8 pole with more coils and more  magnet poles.

[Peacemaker]

Thanks Stefan,

You have been very helpful, but can you explain that last comment in more detail please?

Big magnets and lots of copper for the coil(s) and high voltage power supply.
Also you can go 4 or 8 pole with more coils and more  magnet poles.

I am serious about powering my appliances AND the Semi truck.

What are the equations? 
How much wire? 
How large a magnet? 
What kind of magnet?  (earth magnets???)
What kind of power supply?
How much voltage?

I think I understand that you are saying there are magnets with more than just two poles.  I get that...more efficiency.

I think I understand what you mean by more coils, but I am not sure how to orient them.  A picture would help with that. 

Is three coils per magnet pole the most efficient combination?

Boy the comutator for that kind of device must be difficult to build and cause to run efficiently on its own.  Any suggestion?  Again, pictures are worth a thousand words.

So with eight poles is that 12 coils, or 24, or more?

Where do I get such a magnet?

I know I am asking for a lot of info.  I appreciate all of the help.

For starters I am going to build a machine that can power a few of my household appliances.

What kind of wire should I purchase?
Power supply?  Magnets? Dimensions of whole machine?

Lastly, what about the machine that uses only permanent magnets arranged in a particular way, how do I make that?  How does it work?  Is it better than creating electromagnets?

Thanks a bundle,
PeaceMaker