Magnet motor in Argentina

[silverdragonrs]

question - i have been storing my magnets stuck together (s/n natural atraction, so on) ...... will this hurt the magnets? i am not familiar with demagnitization at all.

thanks
danny

[treb79]

I believe that the force required to push the lifted magnet back into the stator ring will be quite high. Therefore, some kind of spring to aid in pushing the stator magnet back down again may be beneficial. If the spring restoring force is somewhat equal to the force  pushing the stator magnet back out of the ring, the motor will be more efficient. Although matching the spring force to the repulsive force of the stator magnets will be difficult.

[treb79]

Actually matching spring to repulsion force of the magnet is probably extremely difficult because both forces are nonlinear and are switched, that is, the spring pushing the lifted stator magnet back in is at maximum extension( weakest force) when the lifted stator magnet is almost back in position(maximum repulsion)

[treb79]

I think it's safe to say though that Torbay has DONE IT, all those newsparper articles and TV recording and eyewitnesses, so all we need worry about is how exactly to replicate his design. Wink

Oh, has a video of his motor been found then? Does someone have a functioning link for it?

[silverdragonrs]

ok i believe that you could be right. however i am only concerned with building a working motor at this point and improving on that motor after replication is complete. we have already talked about the possablility of needing a spring and most of us have chosen not to use it in prototypes. continued effort to improve the device is needed and always will be but one step at a time

anywho, my wife is having contractions so i am headed to the hospital in a minute. will be back in a few hours to check on the thread. good luck with all ?your replications!

thanks

danny