Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant

[Lucius Annaeus]

Hi all, I'm new here, and wanted to know if someone has found out something new about Sjack Abeling's machine/power plant recently.

[pstroud]

Attached is another video on my progress with having 16 weights installed and 8 cross-bars. The ramp at the bottom has been revised. I shortened all of the cross bars so the weights move in 12" on the ascending side.

Next, I plan to install a ramp at the top as shown in the video below:

<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_lZgn4pasA</link>

Preston Stroud

[Cloxxki]

Best Abeling build quality so far Preston! That's a lot of parts you crafted there...

What just occured to me. If the wheel turn fast enough, might the centrifugal forces help the weights to fall in place on top? A telecopic rod might do this job. Push/support at low speeds, extend when the top weight wants to take a wider radius.
In dusty's wheel, the sling shot action on the top was quite violent, just not a self runner. Perhaps weight should not be restricted all the way around...

[robbie47]

An update on Sjack Abeling's website:

http://www.mooieenergie.nl/index.php/en/component/content/article/1-bedrijfsinformatie/11-nieuwsbrief-november-2010

[Omnibus]

That's an old chestnut. There's nothing happening there.