Roll on the 20th June

[beetlejuice]

Did I read that someone wanted to know how to turn a perm mag off mechanically?

How about a halbach array transitioning from unformed to formed?

I would guess that until the array is correctly set up, the "switched off"side would actually have a good pull to it. Turning 1 mag half a turn to make the array complete would then switch off 1 side of the magnet.

There would need to be a sturdy pin in place to rotate one of these mags, especially at the gauss rating you chaps are using but hey, you are all imaginative guys 

Edit... in fact, if someone could come up with a low cost method for the transition, this would be the ideal exit to the wall. Just "turn on" the halbach array at the last 1,2,3 whatever mags of a sequence as the driving magnet reaches this area. Then entering the start of the sequence again could revert them back to magnets.

Dr. S

[The Eskimo Quinn]

you can use the thin edge of a square mag ...same story you cannot run over the poles, that being said you need a lot of squares makes to make a decent length to simulate a rod.

The machine has yet to run without gravity, it is possible that it can in fact likely, yet Because gravity is so powerful. one must consider orignianl cost stay the same.

the friction on your track or axel is the same,
centrifuge is the same,
the thing is if you go vertical to go up and over, you fight gravity 50 percent of the way and get your expense rewarded with the fall for 50 percent x velocity etc. now energy up may well equal energy down but most people forget this most basic fact.

a horizontal until fights gravity aganit a moving rod 100 percent of the way being pulled down, it may not be the same amount as vertcial, but there is no recovery from that expense. whilst ever a roller or arm is rotating horizintally is is still being pulled down and to torque and friction with no gain.

[gwhy!]

@Everyone,
    I was sat here just vegetating in front of the box, ( as you do ( or is it just me  )) when I had a thought, what if you combine the 2 tracks smot/tri-gate don't know if this has already been tried but I just give it a quick play with ( very quick and nothing concerate yet ) and it looks good. tried a few configs but no joy until hit upon a leadin using a archiSMOT of about the same length as a 3 tri-gate array with the first tri-gate in the array shorted with a mag from point to point and whamo ( is that a word  ). There would appear to be no wall entering the track at all and It still appeared I got the kick out. I will need to some better testing as I done this in very quick fashion. But if this is the case then kinhell surly that will become a true one way gate. I hope Rusty will put some thought into this. If this is old news then please forgive me as I am new to all this. 

edit: I should also have made it clear that the the roller mag got pulled onto the track then spit out the other side. 

[Rusty_Springs]

Hi All
I shouldn't have to vindicate myself but because of the attacks on me I feel I have to, I made 5 statements lately first although I don't care about people using my designs, if I did they wouldn't be on the net but I don't like people claiming my designs and changing there names so I told you and showed you about my oneway gate, people can't see where the principle is the same and are saying donut magnets react different to cylinder magnets, I have sent Exx a video to disprove this once and for all.
Now to the claim I don't know anything about magnets will first I pointed out that a donut magnet has a pole on both sides so works like a cylinder magnet and I still can't see how anyone would disput that, second I said you can't join a array of magnets into a closed loop because it would become one big magnet and have no start or finish point so you need a air gap, that was proven from Archers own mouth saying he tryed it, third I said it would take alot of energy to break the attract back comming out, this was proven by the video just shown with the system using an unbalanced arm, he shows how hard it is to push past the wall, forth I said that the airgap is the opposite pole and a attracting magnet comming in will bounce back, again proven by the same video, when the rotor trys to come into the system it bounces back and the bounce back it so strong it goes past the first gate again and up to about 9 on the wheel.
Make up your own mind about what I have said.
Take Care All
Graham

[LarryC]

@Everyone,
    I was sat here just vegetating in front of the box, ( as you do ( or is it just me  )) when I had a thought, what if you combine the 2 tracks smot/tri-gate don't know if this has already been tried but I just give it a quick play with ( very quick and nothing concerate yet ) and it looks good. tried a few configs but no joy until hit upon a leadin using a archiSMOT of about the same length as a 3 tri-gate array with the first tri-gate in the array shorted with a mag from point to point and whamo ( is that a word  ). There would appear to be no wall entering the track at all and It still appeared I got the kick out. I will need to some better testing as I done this in very quick fashion. But if this is the case then kinhell surly that will become a true one way gate. I hope Rusty will put some thought into this. If this is old news then please forgive me as I am new to all this. 

edit: I should also have made it clear that the the roller mag got pulled onto the track then spit out the other side. 

Great job! Can you show a pic or just a drawing?

Thanks, Larry