Working SMOT ramp from Tom Ferko ?

[magnetman12003]

Hi Guys,

For all you that recommend using an iron ball to construct a motor here is a very basic interesting and simple setup using an iron ball, a permanent magnet, a non ferrous wheel and gravity.  It was patented already many years ago. I dont know if the inventor got it to work.

From my experience attempting to construct such a device I saw that the iron ball will PIN itself to the side of the wheel with a powerfull magnetic force and hold the wheel in place not allowing it to turn.

And thats with the ball on one side of the non ferrous wheel offsetting its balance.   

If a way was found to allow the ball to rotate in place rather than stick like glue to the wheels side then this setup will work. Maybe putting the iron ball inside something else that can slip around it?   Any ideas?     Tom

[magnetman12003]

Hi Guys, 

I have many huge ring magnets and since this simple demonstration works using nothing but a pencil and 6 small ring magnets I will give it a try with my huge 4.5 inch diameter ring magnets and a long wood dowel rod.  Maybe the setup can be used as a motor!

The pencil you see is levitated and actually spins by itself -- no tricks.

Tom

[magnetman12003]

Hi,

Make one yourself.

[konduct]

I made one about a week ago...pretty cool...will spin for a long time but not by itself.

[Omnibus]

@konduct,

Approximately how long? Hours? Days?