Working Magnetic Motor on you tube??

[Omnibus]

I wish more details were known about the Lego motor: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wcy0tedYBMg which is the best example so far for the application of the principle at hand, especially its self-starting, aside from the acceleration seen in the video. We have to work with what we have, however, and should only hope that the Mike story (wetting everybody's appetite followed by a sudden disappearance) from that unfortunate Bedini window motor thread won't repeat itself.

Do a frame by frame on that Lego motor and you can easily tell it is a fake.... unfortunately.

I'm looking at it frame by frame and it doesn't appear to be a fake. Maybe you have something more concrete to say in this respect?

[JFK]

The rotor magnets are too random with their interaction with the stator magnets and at times *should* bring it to a halt.

Concentrate on the magnet alignment.

[Omnibus]

The rotor magnets are too random with their interaction with the stator magnets and at times *should* bring it to a halt.

Concentrate on the magnet alignment.

I've seen that but that can't serve as an argument that it's a fake. Magnet alignment in @alsetalokin's case is weird also. In addition to alignment there's varying kinetic energy (not only due to the rotation of the main rotor) also helping to overcome the sticky spots if the timing is right. Also, it isn't obvious that these sticky spots appear at the same time with the different magnet pairs. No, that's not a straightforward, cut and dry situation.

[Yadaraf]

@YADA,

yada, yada, yada,

to attempt a replication you must have all of the parameters, otherwise you will be trapped into the same loop as the asetelokin replicators that do not have a clue as to what they are replicating, but religiously stand their ground.  but good luck in your attempts, because if you do attempt you might be the first to actually have something of Merritt!

lol
sam

@ sam

I've begun CAD-ing the Lego device using screenshots of the video and block/dimensions provided on Lego's web site.

For example, the rotor appears to be the standard 10" by 10" large green Lego baseplate:

... Lego Green Rotor(?)  http://shop.lego.com/ByCategory/Product.aspx?p=626&cn=146


It's a start.  I agree that without support from the original builder my chances of achieving anything are slim.

If I make significant progress I will announce it here, but post results to the existing Lego thread

... http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=3346.0;topicseen


Cheers,

Yada ..
.

[JFK]

OK, I can agree to disagree on the Lego motor. 

I do believe Al's design has a serious chance though.