another way to fight lorentz

[mr_bojangles]

cant wait to hear how it goes

ive got a couple ideas i haven't tossed out yet, i think the answer will be connecting the discs only to themselves somehow, as well as it being able to work horizontal, because if it works horizontal obviously gravity will not be a factor and the rpm issue will be irrelevent

all wishful thinking, good luck

[jadaro2600]

Aluminum may make a cheaper disk..light weight, it could have an axial flywheel.  Somewhere not being influenced by the fields as much ( or even a non-conducting flywheel ).

[gravityblock]

Here's a short video showing the angular momentum while trying to keep the discs upright by hand.  The video is not of the best quality and the model is of poor construction, but it may help in visualizing how to keep the discs upright at high rpm's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c4orG9qQmk

GB

[phoneboy]

Quick question & possible suggestion, would a homopolar disc work if the disc and magnets were counter rotating. If so you could use a don wilkes type setup to have stationary pickups??

[gravityblock]

Quick question & possible suggestion, would a homopolar disc work if the disc and magnets were counter rotating. If so you could use a don wilkes type setup to have stationary pickups??

There would be no advantage in having the disc and magnet counter rotating relative to each other due to the magnetic field of the magnet remaining stationary.  It would work if the disc and external circuit counter rotated or two discs counter rotating on opposite sides of the magnet with a stationary pickup across the two counter rotating discs.  Here's a thread showing the latter, http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=8409.0

Could you provide a link for the Don Wilkes setup?

Thanks,

GB