Mag motor idea

cousinles · January 17, 2011, 10:35:32 AM

Just another mag motor idea in Sketchup. Let me know what you think

truesearch · January 17, 2011, 11:54:11 AM

@cousinles:

Nice picture! Can you explain to us what is going on here? It looks like there is (maybe) a soft-metal iron plate in the center (the diamond plates) that the magnets are attracted to?

truesearch

cousinles · January 17, 2011, 12:03:36 PM

The metal has to be something of the right material that cancels the magnets out. when the magnets come up past the metal the magnets repel each other and spins the motor 1/4 turn by then the next magnet will be at the top of the metal to be repelled it is hard to explain. The magnets are at the end of the shaft.

truesearch · January 17, 2011, 12:18:31 PM

@cousinles:

Ok, I think I see what you have designed here. I'd like to see some experiments on your idea. However, I'm afraid that there might be a "sticky" spot right where the "shield" ends and the apposing magnets are pushing against each other. Here is a diagram from ViziMag. I hope I'm wrong on this observation.

trueseach

cousinles · January 17, 2011, 12:34:57 PM

I tried to build this motor but i could not with the tools that I have. these parts have to be cut out very precise or the motor binds up. I am now working on a desktop cnc mill so I can cut the parts out of plastic and try to build it again. as far as the sticky spot I do not think there will be one because there was not one on the first motor that I built, I just could not get it to spin without binding.