Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant

[Omnibus]

Mondrasek,

No, it is not just you, but congratulation, I was wondering how long it would take you to understand. You are a good knowledgeable man and you tried your best to past on your knowledge, but it is truly like spitting into a headwind with the constant inane rambling in this case.

Regards, Larry

Congratulations for what?

Reality of perpetuum mobile has already been proven beyond doubt theoretically. What remains now is to see it as a working model. I don't doubt that it has been done in the past but many fall for the propaganda and repeat its mantra that it hasn't been done before. That's just propaganda. It has and that can be confirmed at once theoretically.

[Omnibus]

Go @Dusty. You're a winner.

[Omnibus]

Notice, a pendulum under ideal conditions isn't a self-starter at every position of its bob. It isn't a perpetuum mobile. For a device such as the one we're discussing to be a perpetuum mobile the mass must be off center at all positions of the wheel making it always a self-starter. Such self-starter won't work only due to poor engineering.

[Cloxxki]

Wonderful work Dusty!
Do secure that frame though, just in case it works as advertised :-)

About Andy's motor. Interesting to learn about that, and how it didn't work.
Was it ever established WHY it didn't work? I'm sure friction wasn't the hold-up? Or could magnets pose hidden difficulties?

My variation to this design would be with a pivot on the rod, just inside the most outer diameter. It would allow the weight to advance and lag in the (yet to be determined) appropriate places. Copying Abeling's weight path and its vectors, if so desired, or even improve upon it (flatter through 12-2:00, straighter down?).

[AquariuZ]

Now I have the frame finished and the wheels mounted.  Next I need to build all the new dumbells and build the tracks.  I'm going to try and design a track system using steel instead of the plywood.  All this work will take me about a week to finish.

I took all the best of the best of the smaller wheel and am putting all that into this newer bigger design.  If it eventually works, well great, but if it doesn't I'll rebuild and try again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzaf_mmsUak

Dusty

Dusty, you are a sparkling diamond my friend, a sparkling diamond.

Wow.

AZ

man-o-man what a happy camper I would be if I had your workshop, skills & materials. Now I dream on... May I live in your shed?