New accelerating lego magnet motor on youtube

[Yadaraf]

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@ALL

Apple QuickTime is good for some things, like slow motion viewing and image processing on-the-fly.  Thus, I made a MOV version of the YoutTube FLV file.

In addition, I shortened the YouTube video to show only the first five seconds of startup, so that I could focus on dimensioning and studying components.

..  I've attached the shortened video in MOV format (267KB). 

If you adjust the brightness/contrast/color etc. and use slow motion to manually reverse and forward the video very carefully, you can get better idea of what happens during startup.  After studying the video, those "rubber bands" may simply be string clutch-like devices that keep the rotor magnets moving smoothly.  Another thing that puzzles me is that the diameter of the center spool is smaller that the rotor spool.

I hope to get some parts Monday and start building this thing.

Cheers,

Yada ..
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[Yadaraf]

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Using Buggyirk's CAD file, I rotated/resized the drawing as necessary to match the perspective on the video.  It took awhile and I had to change some of the brick sizes, but I think the drawing can provide useful dimensions.  The surprise is that the stator housing appears to have a 1" opening.  The magnets don't appear any wider that 5/8" so that leaves 3/8" clearance [around the magnet].  The builder might have placed 3/8" tall 2x2 [or 1x1] bricks beneath the magnets, but I can't tell.

Cheers.

Yada ..
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[v71]

I see that you are working around my fake experiment, now i want to tell the real story, since i think that this joke went far too much.
The experiment was a joke me and one friend of mine did to fool a guy claiming he had a permanent magnet motor.
The video somehoe slipped trhough youtube and things got out of hand pretty fast.
I don't know who posted, but me and my friend filmed the fake motor.
The video is backwards, if you don't believe me, try to play in reverse.
I don't care to be banned, i just saw how much money people spent on this silly experiment and i don't feel its correct.
Stop whatever you are doing, you will waste time and money.
Over.

[tinu]

Simple, i am the autor  .
I just thought it was enough like that.

   
Stay with us v71 and keep posting about your joke. It indeed went too far because into the strong ?religion? pervading everything around, the lego motor was a ?big promise? of the time. Some of its consequences are still visible, as you can see. But you might well be insistently requested to provide additional ?proofs? because that?s the way things work inhere (don?t ask me why)  and, along the process, expect to be also insulted (it became almost customary to expect insults in response to certain opinions.)

In response to other posts of yours:
Your views about magnetic motors are correct.
I don?t think you?ll be banned just because you are not na?ve and not a follower, although there were several cases in the past. (The official accusation was usually that of ?disturbing the forum?, though. Ha!)

Welcome again,
Tinu

[Yadaraf]

I see that you are working around my fake experiment, now i want to tell the real story, since i think that this joke went far too much.
The experiment was a joke me and one friend of mine did to fool a guy claiming he had a permanent magnet motor.
The video somehoe slipped trhough youtube and things got out of hand pretty fast.
I don't know who posted, but me and my friend filmed the fake motor.
The video is backwards, if you don't believe me, try to play in reverse.
I don't care to be banned, i just saw how much money people spent on this silly experiment and i don't feel its correct.
Stop whatever you are doing, you will waste time and money.
Over.

@ v71

The universe works in mysterious ways.  Assuming that you have faked the device, you were, nonetheless, inspired to do so.  Using Lego bricks is inspiration enough.     I would never have considered using Lego bricks.  We are all pieces in a very large puzzle.  Welcome to the puzzle.   

When I assemble the pieces next week, I might be laughing with you, but then again I [we] might learn something in the process.  I most certainly have learned how to use Lego Designer.    Many of us don't have machine shops and are looking for affordable ways to replicate the WhipMag.  Who's to say the WhipMag can't be made from Lego bricks?  I'm sure Lego would like to add a "PMM Kit" to their list of products, and I'm sure young kids and educators would enjoy playing with it to learn about magnets.  If you follow Lego, they are now offering magnet bricks.  Why?  Magnets are fascinating.  I intend to  continue down this path and see what can be done with Lego magnet blocks -- for the next generation of investigators.  I was young once, myself.

The universe works in mysterious ways, and sometimes the path to success is not obvious.  Clearing the path is most certainly a group effort.

Thanks for your inspiration -- intentional or otherwise.

Cheers,

Yada..
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