Building on the Calloway V Gate principle.

[Pirate88179]

My thoughts:

I understand why you used the skate wheel....easily available, good bearings, low friction.  But, what if this were attempted on a larger scale.  Meaning, a larger diameter wheel like a bike wheel or something else.  The force seems very strong so you could possibly build up enough energy in the "flywheel" to carry through the sticky spot.  I know a lot of effort has gone into this already.  I am just proposing trying on a larger diameter wheel/flywheel.

Bill

[mapsrg]

I agree with Bill...out of all the tech this idea must be in the top 10 for a potential breakthrough.A larger wheel especially as a stack of wheels with multiple bars to push over the sticking point could do it.Apart from this the stickiing point needs to be closely analysed...maybe this sticking force can be turned around to cause a more desired effect.....its postion on the rotating wheel would effect the potential to overcoming this force...Question: what weight can the sticking point support before it turns past this position?

[Pirate88179]

@Mapsrg:

Exactly!  Your question is, I think, the key. Use the force to accelerate and blow past the sticky spot.  Only experimentation will tell.

Bill

[panoascape]

Both good points. I think a flywheel effect and a larger diameter could help out a great deal. Switching the rotor magnets with steel might help too, with costs. Right now there's about $100 worth of magnets in the thing. If I make it any bigger my wife will have some choice words for me due to the added cost of extra magnets 

Using a V shaped steel wire might do the trick. If it's a laser cut steel V then you could tapper the top of the V so it's very thin and thicken up the base of the V. This woild help reduce the gate and strengthen the weak, middle gauss vortex in the stator magnet.

hmmmmm...

Off to search for a bike wheel and a local laser cutter.

rw

[Pirate88179]

@Panoscape:

Are you suggesting using a V-shaped wire wraped around the circuference of the wheel?  If so, this could be brilliant!  Not to mention a lot cheaper than buying all of those magnets.  This would be very interesting.  You would have one, clearly defined sticky spot but, you would have 359 degrees of rotation and the energy stored in the flywheel to possibly over come it.  This is a very creative bunch here on this forum and I love it!

Bill