Electronic Levitron...How the heck does this thing work?

[TinselKoala]

Very nice indeed!

I've still got a long way to go, and I can tell that my finished project (if I ever do finish) is sure not going to look as nice as those do.   

But my Hall sensor order arrived this afternoon and I put together a little testing and demonstration circuit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GazsfQLu38

[Pirate88179]

TK:

Nice video!  Thank you for making it very clear how the hall sensors work.  I really like your circuit as it has many other uses besides repulsive magnetic levitation.

I began fooling around with the non-electronic old school style Levitron (spinning magnet top hovering over speaker magnets) and found out that there is a very narrow window of weight and height that this thing will work in.  No hovering here yet, but getting close.  Very interesting effects when over the hole in the center of the large magnets.

Bill

[Pirate88179]

Well, I think I figured out that that guy with the beautiful hovering crystals device was simply using this commercially available
device from a hovering globe display

http://www.amazon.com/Fascinations-Levitron-Globe-World-Stage/dp/B002W8IH4Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1418577848&sr=8-4&keywords=floating+globes

It appears that he removed the magnetic disk from the globe (which it says you can do to hover your own items) and placed a piece of plexi over the base and then added the crystals.  It is still a nice effect, just not totally home made as I first thought.

I am really tempted to try to sell some stuff and purchase this device to play with.  Of course, I will take it apart, ha ha.  This is the lowest price I have found so far......I will think about it.

Bill

PS

http://www.amazon.com/Huhushop-TM-Levitron-Revolution-Technology/dp/B00HAW8S6O/ref=pd_sim_t_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=080VKG6J8TDPAJGMSVDT

Here is one without the globe (who cares?) for $52.00.  This is now the cheapest one thus far.

[Cap-Z-ro]

I wonder if he/it can levitate some of the sh!t he spreads here, or maybe some that he licks from the kings rim ?

Serious replies only.

Regards...


Edited for troll approval...

[Pirate88179]

I wonder if can levitate some of the sh!t he spreads here, or maybe some that he licks from the kings rim ?

Serious replies only.

Regards...

This post speaks for itself.  I am only quoting it to preserve it so when it is edited, we can all see what was originally posted.  I suppose it would be nice if he at least used complete sentences but, oh well.

Bill