MAGNETIC GATE --- Possibly the best yet??

[Low-Q]

Thanks for sharing the colored electrical tape idea for marking polarity!  I agree with Low-Q.. one gate should be enough.  I would try 5 arms on the stator instead of 3.

Tesla

5 stators instead of 3? I still not see the point in doing so. It is just copying a non working device 3 or 5 times, or a million times - they will still not work.

Vidar

[4Tesla]

5 stators instead of 3? I still not see the point in doing so. It is just copying a non working device 3 or 5 times, or a million times - they will still not work.

Vidar

I was guessing if it didn't work with 3, maybe it was because the space was too wide between arms.

[4Tesla]

A simple test with the setup in the video would be to place the ball bearing unit in a trough with a ramp on each side.
Once the ball bearings climb to the maximum height on the ramp they will roll back down and into the gate again.
According to the video the ball bearing unit should keep rolling back and forth through the gate indefinitely.
Or pick up enough speed to roll over the top of the ramp. 

Question, does this unit work with 2 steel wheels instead of ball bearings or is the spherical shape needed for some reason? 

The problem is that the gate's polarity would have to be reversed for the ball bearing unit to travel the other direction.. if you watch closely in the video you will notice that the gate was turned over when he switched directions.

Tesla

[AbbaRue]

@4Tesla
I was so caught up with watching the Ball Bearing unit I missed the part were he turned the bar over.
Thanks for pointing that out.

[dean_mcgowan]

I would be blown away with a self runner for 1 minute