Working Magnetic Motor on you tube??

[Omnibus]

Tomorrow will try to pull out the bearing from several hard drives. Can't wait until Monday. Does anyone have any experience in that?

[Dyamios]

Very true, very true. Well, you're free to do whatever you please. If you want a RS232 Tachometer, then by all means get one! Thats the amazing thing about being human 


I've taken apart many a harddrive in my day. The modern ones seem to have the bearings somehow riveted in, glued, or otherwise permanently secured in the metal casing. Some have screws holding them in, but the head type is often obsure or weird such that they are nearly impossible to remove.

Are you looking for a specific type of bearing? I've got a surplus store not far from me which has many different types.
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Bed time for me

[Nicolas Roger]

We posted the LaFonte Group replication video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dRYz1fl98k

Note: We are still waiting for the proper sized magnets to arrive.

[sveinutne]

Tomorrow will try to pull out the bearing from several hard drives. Can't wait until Monday. Does anyone have any experience in that?

Yes, I have opened several HDD, and they spin OK, but use the HDD casing and spindler, just flip it around. Then you can build a Al rotor in 1 hour. I did that yesterday, but my stator magnet is not right, so it will not self run. (yet), but I can make it sync in non gear mode, and that is good.( both are running CW or CCW).
Svein

[dean_mcgowan]

@ Omni

I am very keen to replicate but still cautious as to whether this is a joke of some kind. I will be a 2nd gen replicator for sure.
The design reminds me of a crop circle I saw once a long time ago. see: http://www.cropcirclesecrets.org/predictions98.html
Its all very exciting though, cant wait to see how you go. Good Luck

Dean