array of magnets + energy accumulation + skip the last magnet = it works

[happyfunball]

Look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux4qfizL0xg

And this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwLwEs0iu7U

It is hard to believe that this thing doesn't work! How could it not work?

Maybe it can not work if we use electricity to move the stator, because electricty is big waste of energy, but if we use a purely mechanical system to make the stator "jump" the sticky spot... Mainsprings can store a lot of energy and release it at the right moment...

100% of the force used by the wheel is a direct translation of the input force used to move the stator. Zero excess energy sorry. Nice build, though.

[Rapadura]

No way... The force needed to move the stator is minimal...  And it just need to "jump" the sticky spot. After the jump, gravity can be used to make the stator go back to its position during the rest of the rotation. And after the wheel is acelerated, the stator can be put aside and the wheel continues to spin for a while...

I think its a promissing design...

[happyfunball]

No way... The force needed to move the stator is minimal...  And it just need to "jump" the sticky spot. After the jump, gravity can be used to make the stator go back to its position during the rest of the rotation. And after the wheel is acelerated, the stator can be put aside and the wheel continues to spin for a while...

I think its a promissing design...

It's a simple SMOT and has been around a long time. Don't be fooled by the flywheel effect, this SMOT array is a direct conversion of input power. Try it yourself.

[Rapadura]

I hope I can try it for myself soon... I'm sure there's no need for much energy to make the stator jump a little when the sticky spot is approaching... The wheel is rotating because of the attraction force of the magnets, not because of the movement of the stator. The stator don't touch the wheel...

[Rapadura]

The author of this proposed device thinks it "could never work":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwLwEs0iu7U

Maybe not, but... Couldn't we use a "manetic cam" to elevate the platform of the stator at the right moment? This way there is less friction than in a cam with physical contact. Of course the platform of the stator should be as light as possible, made of a very light plastic material.