Gravity Motor with Permanent Magnet Assist

[cybe]

Discussion about this here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AndyGravMag/

someone has calculated that it doesn't work: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AndyGravMag/message/10


I wonder

[treb79]

no, this won't work.

It's no different to any other gravity motor. the magnets are not doing anything other than keeping the weights attached to the rim of the fixed steel rim, this could be achieved mechanically, with less friction than rolling magnets.

Draw a line vertically through the centre of the steel rim, you will see that to the right of the line, there are 3 falling magnets, on the left of the line are five magnets that need to be raised. The analysis on the other forum shows this.