Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant

[Cloxxki]

Wonderful work Eisenficker!

Now that I see it, I wonder if the top ramp's final  "hump back" needs to be that tall at all. After the initial acceleraration, would the weight not find the end of the slot from there?
I of course don't know how your replication works, but might that hump be in the way of full rotation? Never hurts to ask or try...

[EDIT] Added:
Also, if nothing else works, consider widening the slots to allow the weight to truly freely roll up the bottom ramp. And if that's not is, perhaps have the bottom start even higher up.

[hansvonlieven]

No, it isn't. If that were the case then even a balanced wheel would be a perpetuum mobile but it isn't.

A balanced wheel once put in motion will spin forever if there is no force acting against it. ie. in an ideal or perfect system.

Hans von Lieven

[eisenficker2000]

@ Omnibus: the brass weights are 20mm diameter with 3mm silver steel axles and weigh each 27 grams. The wheel itself weighs 108 grams and has a diameter of 160mm.

@Cloxxki the slots are wider then the 3 mm axle of the "Diabolo" weights. The weights rotate and are pushed/rolled outside by that. Yes there is friction, but as there is no load on the wheel, it is free running, it should be overcome.

I enclose the drawings off my replication as (zipped) dxf. The wheel is small and easy to replicate. I used 5 mm PVC sheet, but plywood could also be used.

[Alexioco]

whens dis guy gonna show dis thing?


ALex

[Alexioco]

I love to see the results off Dusty's new model..

I have become a bit sceptic, after fiddling around with my own model.

The picture is from the "equilibrium" position..I doubt if more weights do make a change...

I have an tilted avi, but it practically only shows the wheel returning to its "steady state"

nice wrk mate, lookin gd

Alex