New accelerating gravity wheel ! Converted video from www.newenergymachine.com !

[SpeedyLee]

There is still information here:

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Bob_Kostoff_Gravity_Machine

[LarryC]

@Larry

I would like to see more details of your prototype.. I think this project has potential!  I have wanted to make one using magnets.

Jason

Okay, Still keep in mind that I don't actually have the springs and the second required lever. The first clock position at 4:00 was stated by Bob. The rest are just my best guess without actual testing.

Pos 1: shows the arm at 4:00 where the springs would be unlatched and a cam would be used to lift the first four inches with the help of the energy from the compressed spring. The cam is shown at 8:00, it would actually be placed under the top of the circle, with curve starting at 10:00. At this point you can only see the one black weight at the end, the other one is under the orange above center.

Pos 2: The arm is now at 4:30 and the cam has finished its lift and the green slide is just starting to hit the actuator lever to pull the weights a little over half way. Now you can see both black weights.

Pos 3: The arm is now at 5:30 and the actuator lever has slide off the green slide. At this point the centrifugal force should take over. Now the black weights are just a little over balanced to the top.

Pos 4: The arm is now at 6:00 and the spring would have been compressed and latched by the centrifugal force slam.

After this, the unit would go around and start the process again with the second actuator lever(missing).

Please keep in mind that I am trying to replicate Bob's self-powering motor shown at the beginning of the peswiki article, not the creative science version.

Regards, Larry

 

[4Tesla]

What do you think of starting at 6-8 instead of 4-6?  Edit: Bob probably tried both.. We'll stick with 4-6.  I'll make a graphics version, to help others understand how it works.

[4Tesla]

I hope this will better show how this device works.

I have made a graphic of the movement of the weights (the best I could.. not good at graphics).  The two weights are attached together and move together.  At illustration "A" or at "4:00" the weights will be pushed up half way by a spring, air, or magnet.  At illustration "B" or "5:00" the weights have moved up half way.  At illustration "C" or "6:00" centrifugal force pulls the weights up the other half to the top.  At illustration "D" start the cycle over at "A".

Jason

[noonespecial]

I hope this will better show how this device works.

I have made a graphic of the movement of the weights (the best I could.. not good at graphics).  The two weights are attached together and move together.  At illustration "A" or at "4:00" the weights will be pushed up half way by a spring, air, or magnet.  At illustration "B" or "5:00" the weights have moved up half way.  At illustration "C" or "6:00" centrifugal force pulls the weights up the other half to the top.  At illustration "D" start the cycle over at "A".

Jason

Well actually, this is incorrect. According to the build instructions from the website, the wheel is off-balance only from 12:00 to 6:00. At 6:00 the weights are pushed back into equilibrium for the remainder of the cycle. Just before 12:00 the stored energy is released forcing the weights off-balance again. Otherwise the wheel would slow down and stop.