Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant

[Cherryman]

For someone new to wm2d you deliver the most delicious models

Very creative thinking as well 10/10

Thumbs up!

TNX!

I'm not trying to actually make an exact copy of the patent, I'm trying to find a working concept..  So i go sideways once in a while.

As for the designs, i have more in my head then i can draw  ,    But my knowledge of Rhino does help a lot. From there it is just importing into WM2D, that's the easy part.

[AB Hammer]

Hi AB,

Good to talk to you again! I did look at your design and quite frankly, I would think that yours has a better chance of working than Sjack's. I would encourage you to build one. And while we are on the subject of builds, here's a shameless self-promotion of my latest one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uKoAwFFwPY

Like you, I am interested in Sjack's design but I won't hold my breath waiting for a press release. At least Bob Kostoff provided a video of his design working. Although, he seems to have been spirited away by the MIB .

Anyway, I'll keep watching...maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised someday.

Best,
Charlie

Greetings Charlie

You need to take your device video and use the design in mine together http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhskB-0SjKI&feature=channel_page and see what happens    I was on a short break. Got to get back to work.

[AquariuZ]

Well...

Introducing the "valve" ..  and "skipping"

To give the ball a shorter path, you will gain speed (time)  So i try to skip one leg every time, by having one ball less then you have spokes..

Here is a (motorized) concept.

I fixed the valves, no motor, stand still.

Look at V0

EDIT:  FALSE alarm, there is a wheel imbalance. Very smart idea though CM.

[Cherryman]

I fixed the valves, no motor, stand still.

Look at V0



LET IT RUN FROM STAND STILL

hey when i have real working models this forum would be to small 

Understand that I'm testing concepts and share the progress for information and critics.


These concept should be judged on potential . This one uses for spokes, so imagine you have 8 or more..  will that help?  and so on...  That's what I'm doing.   

So sometimes i create a selfstarter to see what happens, and sometimes i use motordrive to work out the concept, to make it selfstart there is need of some tweaking.   The question is, is it worth it, will the concept add something.. Well i think valves and shortening the path is fun enough to look closer at.. So I'll be back! 

[AquariuZ]

O, it is not symmetrical.

I thought for a moment there was acceleration out of thin air...



EDIT: actually the spheres were mixed materials, the wheel is fine..