A SQUARE MAGNETIC RAIL -- ROTOR 360 ROTATION

[nightlife]

Hi Tom, the track is aluminum and it too will carry the ball up a incline and you are right that the concept could be used to lift the ball up and then drop it and continue that action and therefore be perpetual motion. I am going to try a track like the one pictured that will be enclosed with Plexiglas.

[Light]

Thks, Nightlife. Inertia; nice example why closed loop won’t work. When system’s closed there’s no propulsion force.

“The track magnetic rail sructure here allows a runner to get up to speed very quickly and smoothly
- Only within length of the single track. Close the loop, everything stops.

How the Tracmag works shown here (magnet in axles, no need for “magnet guard” â€" black ring of magnets around):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFB-xYL2xWw
No way to get more than spent by motor.

[nightlife]

Tom,

Can you draw out the magnet arrangement you used on the tracks U curve and post it?

I will try to post a better video later .

I am fresh out of block magnets right now but I do have about 2,000 ceramic 1 inch by 1/4 inch thick DISK magnets I might try.  I never thought disks would work.   Arranging them at 45 degree angles is going to be a horror story.

The disc work just fine and yes, it was a "horror story" putting my little neo's together. LOL

It was very frustrating and time consuming and I hate thinking about having to do it again.

[magnetman12003]

Tom,  

I will try to post a better video later .

The disc work just fine and yes, it was a "horror story" putting my little neo's together. LOL

It was very frustrating and time consuming and I hate thinking about having to do it again.

Hi,
I just wrapped a whole bunch of cheap craft ceramic disk magnets set at 45 degrees to a side of a wood ruler and gave it a try. Track works fine also but a lot slower than my huge ceramic block magnet track. The ceramic disk setup should  be able to make a complete U turn radius easily.

If someone had about 500+ neodium disk magnets and did this his track would really zip !!  He also would have to fight every magnet he used on the track so it would stay put at a 45 degree angle with no air gaps between them.  Ceramics were bad enough to hold in place while taping them.

Taped the magnets in place with masking tape so they would not move. Now I know that using  ceramic craft magnets still are able to power  up to a 2 inch hollow steel ball around. ( slow but sure)  I will tape them to the sides of a wood sewing hoop tomorrow and post a movie of my results. I wont close the loop so we will see what happens. 

Tom

[nightlife]

Good morning, I glued mine with my wife’s pink fabric glue gun, which my kids are making fun of me for using. LOL

I cant get the ball to release for it to drop so will have to make the track long enough to produce enough energy to power a magnetic coil to be pulsed long enough to break the draw so it can drop and or go far enough to start again.

Any ideas?