A SQUARE MAGNETIC RAIL -- ROTOR 360 ROTATION

[wattsup]

@Guys

I wanted to post here for a few days but always felt it is way out of left field at this point.

If you can answer this one question, that I do not have the answer myself, then the great mystery of magnetic rotating wheels will be solved. Here is the question.

Q: Is there a known material that can be used to cover a portion of any magnet to inhibit the field from exiting through that covered area?

Find the answer to that one question and you will solve this in a day. This is really the only question you need to solve so before you answer this one question, put all your, wheels, drawings, etc., etc., aside. Just take two magnets, mark the N and S ends and do lots of tests and reading.

Keep in mind some basic points.

Attraction and repulsion. The North repulses, the South attracts that repulsion so they stick together.
The North repulses against another North that repulses so they do not stick and actually have the strongest repulsion when N/N. The South attracts against another South that attracts so there is no possibility of mutual attraction hence only one possibility left that is "mild" repulsion.

When you look at a top view of a set-up using magnets, think of the magnetic fields as follows.
North Left, North Right, North Up, North Down all exiting the N polarity.
South Left, South Right, South Up, South Down all entering the S polarity.

I consider that the best form of rotation will be with repulsion and the direction of mutual repulsion between two magnets.

So if you can find a way to control the magnetic directionality while neutralizing or greatly inhibiting other parts of the field, then the answer will be obvious.

All the best.

[Light]

Q: Is there a known material that can be used to cover a portion of any magnet to inhibit the field from exiting through that covered area?
-  Any magnetic material (steel; your hardrive magnet with steel back), it will redirect magnetic flux, and “inhibit the field from exiting through that covered area”. Problem is â€" it does not work as shield to make endless variations of magnetic gates (shield has to block magnetic field, but not interact with magnet; never seen such material).

“His track has to be long enough to allow the runner magnet to gather enough inertia to go past problem  areas with ease.  I am not sure also if he is using the same magnetic track structure
- Yes the same “structure”. Here’s pretty long track, and when alone the ball rolls along. As soon as second rack involved, ball reducing speed and can’t overcome “sticky” spot for entrance to another track (on attach shown where the smallest ball is).
I'm afraid this idea has "dead end" as well...

[nightlife]

 Below shows where there to much of a gap for the balls to make it around the curve. I can get the balls around a curve, around a U shaped curve and even around more then 3/4 of a circle. If we built a track long enough to create enough energy to pulse a field strong enough to pull the balls far enough from the end, we could create a perpetual motion. It can be done but it would take a very long track to do so.

[TinselKoala]

Well, OK, do it.
Borrow some money and buy a bunch of magnets and track materials, and build the thing and show it. If it continues to go around and around on its own, you will have no problem paying off the loans.

It's a good investment, right?
Sure thing, can't lose, right?

GO for it!!


I'll be looking for your pictures of your very long track SMOT perpetual motion machine.

[Light]

There is to big of a gap here.
- If you decries this distance, the opposite force from 2-nd track will be increased, and run gets even less.
Did you try it? Can you show us a video ("I can get the balls around a curve") please. I’d like to see how ball will stop in the middle of the track (if it will be long enough).Thks.