N-machine theory tested

[Paul-R]

I have played with homopolars, they really are cool and mystifying. No back emf at all, But their greatest downfall is the contacts with rim of the disc...

Hw about the rim rotating through a shallow trough of mercury.

Or: have two homopolar discs meshing like gears, and take the current
from the two shafts.

[gravityblock]

My 1st experiment was conclusive, but the 2nd one was not since it's more difficult to perform. maybe someone else could do it with bearings & on an axis.

Try to get a magnet to move with only one lead connected to a coil, because it's the same thing as only having one lead connected to the conductive coating on the magnet.  The results are the same.  No current flowing through the conductive coating or the coil, then no movement of the magnet.

[gravityblock]

Hw about the rim rotating through a shallow trough of mercury.

Or: have two homopolar discs meshing like gears, and take the current
from the two shafts.

There is no need in having brushes at the rim or to have meshing gears with the correct setup.  This allows you to extract the current with a slip ring at the axis on both sides of the magnet.  Again, I must stress, with the correct setup.  The correct setup also increases the voltage.  In fact, it may be possible to have a brushless system, but it hasn't been tested or confirmed yet.

GB

[PaulLowrance]

Has anyone ever got an n-machine to self-run?

[gravityblock]

Has anyone ever got an n-machine to self-run?

In figure 2 of the below link, it should self-run, but it has a design flaw by not allowing the outside circuit to pass the horseshoe "C" magnet.  This is based on "M" hypothesis and not "N" hypothesis.

http://www.andrijar.com/dcmachines/index.html

Here's more details about the final test, http://www.andrijar.com/fte/index.html