Quote from: Rapadura on March 02, 2010, 07:09:11 PM
I still think that the idea of the cam (magnetic or not) may work... I'm anxious to receive my next payment, to start buying the materials I need to try it for myself. I'll ask for help from one old friend of mine that studies mechatronics, and I hope he don't think I'm becoming crazy. I'm sure there's something big with this V gate wheel...  I can't watch this video without thinking that this is really big:

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

The hand of our friend "ardan37" moves very little and gets a great spining from that wheel... I'm sure we can substitute ardans37's hand with something that requires very little energy...

You can't. Have you seen 'therickoff's' attempt at a mag motor? He took it as far as it can probably go and realized it can't be done. Not with a gate type setup, at least.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRickoff#p/u

Same thing w/ James Roney.

"TheRickoff" said 2 days ago:

"Thanks for your interest in the project and the videos. Yes, if a moving stator is used, and used well, it entirely avoids any "sticky points," so that there is nothing to overcome. You simply get one acceleration burst after another."

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptTn3qlYJSg )

I agree with him.  If a moving stator is used, and used well, it entirely avoids any "sticky points" .

That's what we need: a moving stator well planed and well used.

V Gate has the potential... Once rotating with high velocity, a cam can easily move the stator properly and maintain the velocity. I know it's too simple, and could have been done in Ancient Greece by Archimedes, but what can we do if it was not until 2010 to get someone to do it...

Quote from: Rapadura on March 02, 2010, 10:32:13 PM
"TheRickoff" said 2 days ago:

"Thanks for your interest in the project and the videos. Yes, if a moving stator is used, and used well, it entirely avoids any "sticky points," so that there is nothing to overcome. You simply get one acceleration burst after another."

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptTn3qlYJSg )

I agree with him.  If a moving stator is used, and used well, it entirely avoids any "sticky points" .

That's what we need: a moving stator well planed and well used.

V Gate has the potential... Once rotating with high velocity, a cam can easily move the stator properly and maintain the velocity. I know it's too simple, and could have been done in Ancient Greece by Archimedes, but what can we do if it was not until 2010 to get someone to do it...

'Gate' is a deceptive term imho, It should be called a wall. Initial inertia compared to an in-motion device is also deceptive. I think mr Yu is approaching it in the best possible way. We'll see how his device turns out.

am thinking about the potenial of a flywheel with it's weight getting over the hump, in tanduem with a cam or crankshaft...

Quote from: harrison73 on March 03, 2010, 12:15:57 AM
am thinking about the potenial of a flywheel with it's weight getting over the hump, in tanduem with a cam or crankshaft...

Perhaps the 1001st try will work. Or not...