Circuit setups for pulse motors

[tropes]

Hi again Tropes,

"2. If a coil is placed around these magnets as the are drawn towards each other there is also a current induced. see  http://www.theowlnest.com/opm.html"

Yes, but the field of the magnet over which each coil is wound will tend to override the changing fields between them and reduce significantly the voltage and/or current produced by the effect of changing magnetic fields between the 2 moving magnets

Do you mean there is less current induced in the coil between the two magnets?
Tropes

[hoptoad]

Hi again Tropes,

"2. If a coil is placed around these magnets as the are drawn towards each other there is also a current induced. see  http://www.theowlnest.com/opm.html"

Yes, but the field of the magnet over which each coil is wound will tend to override the changing fields between them and reduce significantly the voltage and/or current produced by the effect of changing magnetic fields between the 2 moving magnets

Do you mean there is less current induced in the coil between the two magnets?
Tropes

No, I mean there will be less current induced in the coils around the magnets, than if the coils were on an iron core, and a magnet approached those coils, as is the case with the coil between the magnets.
However I could be completely wrong on this occasion, as I must admit, I've never actually tried it.
Please tell me if I'm wrong. It will add to my knowledge.

Cheers 

[tropes]

No, I mean there will be less current induced in the coils around the magnets, than if the coils were on an iron core, and a magnet approached those coils, as is the case with the coil between the magnets.
However I could be completely wrong on this occasion, as I must admit, I've never actually tried it.
Please tell me if I'm wrong. It will add to my knowledge.

Cheers 

Toad
I'm sure that is true but of no consequence in this case. Since the pistons are moving towards each other with no external input, it is just a source of "free voltage".
Tropes

[Nastrand2000]

Hey guys,
I'm happy to see that Hoptoad is giving you guys a hand. I won't be around as much, classes just started and I'll be pretty busy. I'll probably just be following the posts for awhile, and try to answer some questions here and there. I trust Hoptoad can answer most of them though.
Jason

[Nastrand2000]

Also to answer a previous question about charging batteries. It has been my experience that charging them straight from the collector and the emitter works better then dropping cap voltage back into the battery via a switch of some sort. I have tried dropping the cap into batteries with 4 switches, 3 switches, 2 switches, and 1 switch. None of them seemed to be more beneficial then straight input. And all the switches I created where fully adjustable to 360 degrees of movement. I would let these switches run for a minimum of 24 hours and a max or 36 hours. I may have missed something by not letting them run longer.
Jason.