gravity wheel question

[mapsrg]

it looks like the the direction of rotation would be opposite to that indicated ...........since the red balls drop to a position closer to the center of rotation

[AB Hammer]

Greetings This is my first post here.

The direction would be correct if you want to start it that way, but your weights would come inward, and you would loose any possibility of working. To make a old school wheel work you will have to figure out how to keep more weight on the downward side. Bessler's drawings show many attemps at this. So I would suggest you to look at  http://www.orffyre.com/main.html to get a good idea.

I have studied them and have found several good ideas to work from and belive with a few ajustments and time to build them I could make about 3 of them work. Others of my own design I have built that I hope to have working shortly.

Just remember KISS and you might find a way.

[Freezer]

Eric Laithwaite - The real inventor of the maglev train.

He demonstrates that gravity wheel design in one of the videos at the bottom, # 16. Why perpetual motion can and does not exist..
http://www.gyroscopes.org/1974lecture.asp


ltseung brought this motor to our attention, but I don't think anyones tried it.  It incorporates a wobbling motion which isn't in the other repeated designs, and seems to add something new.

http://theverylastpageoftheinternet.com/newclaims/GravityMotor/gravity_motor.htm

I think these gravity wheels should work, they just aren't done with the right weight and aren't built to good tolerances.  We need a person with access to a machine shop, preferably a mill, to build these parts.

[Pirate88179]

Freezer:

Thanks for posting the lecture series site.  I watched with interest the one you suggested and am now watching the whole series. I have always loved gyroscopes along with everything else on here.  Very enjoyable...thanks.

Bill

[Joh70]

Welcome ABHAmmer, build your models and report your most promising here. Good Luck!