got over the sticky spot

[Elvis Oswald]

Just a question... if I can ask one without being flamed...

If the loop is closed and this device will rotate forever... what strength of magnets will be necessary to turn a generator?
Assuming that is the next step to producing power.  Or is it?

[Mad Scientist]

?It would roll a large steel ball up the ramp but no matter how big of an SMOT that I built, I could never get the steel ball to a point that was higher then what it started.?

How is it that the steel ball rolled up the ramp and it never got higher than when it started?

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Obviously you have misunderstood me. What I meant was that not matter how big of an SMOT that I built, I could never get the steel ball to EXIT at a point that was higher then what it started at. But I am fairly certain that you knew that this was what I meant all along. I'm not going to address your other concerns as you are obviously in the mood for a debate whereas I am not, LOL. Sorry to dissappoint you.
Ok, maybe there is some sort of energy being diplayed by the SMOT HELL I DON'T KNOW. I would like to think that there is as much as you, but without some sort of hard evidence to this fact, I cannot agree.
That is all I will budge for now. But please, prove me wrong and start your own SMOT research. Instead of relying on others to base your opinions off of.
Yes Stefan, I agree, we should stay on topic. So let's save the SMOT debate for another day shall we?

[Mad Scientist]

Just a question... if I can ask one without being flamed...

If the loop is closed and this device will rotate forever... what strength of magnets will be necessary to turn a generator?
Assuming that is the next step to producing power.? Or is it?

The answer to your question would depend on the size of your generator and the amount of excess power that the motor produces, if any.

[Omnibus]

?What I meant was that not matter how big of an SMOT that I built, I could never get the steel ball to EXIT at a point that was higher then what it started at.?

This is not what the SMOT does (cf. http://jnaudin.free.fr/html/smotidx.htm and the video therein). As seen from the link, the ball in a SMOT exits at a higher point than it was started at. Up the ramp is up the ramp, not down the ramp.

The effect seen in the SMOT is in principle the same as in Scott's device, therefore, discussing SMOT is not out of place here.

[Duranza]

I think the key to produce power is not to scale up, but make lots of small working units and tie them together to produce the desired power level. I say this because some units lose their "magical touch" or they stop working when they are altered in any way. I would like to see the wheel run and then i'll get into getting power from it.