Working Magnetic Motor on you tube??

[Charlie_V]

able to reproduce the "Alsetalokin Effect"

I would hope that he would use his real name to define the effect.  Using your internet ID seems lame haha. 

[CLaNZeR]

Hi Sean,

I was just gonna tell you about using HDPE to be close to the original. Mine is HDPE, as Jason has it as well in his drawings. However, now that you have it why don't you try it with the plexiglass as well.

Will be trying it with exisiting Rotors and will cut a new HDPE, to try as well.

At first like many others I was hoping the weird effect that AL is seeing came from just the magnets interaction, but now it is surfacing of Static or something that is part of the effect and hence the materials become more important.
Hope we dun't have to make weird Tin Foil hats and where Reef Sandles as well hehe 

[Lakes]

Hi Sean,
You are getting too good at making rotors. Cannot wait until you get your stator magnets!!!

What thickness of acrylic are you using for the rotor? 
The reason I ask is that 20mm, even 15mm acrylic is relatively expensive, but 12mm is so much cheaper.
It looks like 10-12mm from the above photo.

Stator magnets: I did want to say this until I won the auction, but I managed to get some diametrically magnetised 12mm dia.  x 6mm thick neodynium disk magnets from the UK, not rings, from ebay, hope to have them early next week.
I searched for:
Neodymium diam*

and found these with an alternative spelling:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Neodymium-Discs-Magnet-Diametrally-pack-10-12mmx6mm_W0QQitemZ310012745179QQihZ021QQcategoryZ80546QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have you tried mounting a 12mm rod magnet (horizontal) on a bearing for the stator magnet and try this while you wait for your ring magnets?

Regards
Rob

No center hole for mounting?
I`ve not had any reply to my email from E-magnets, but I did get a prompt reply from http://www.monstermagnete.de, there is no import duty if you buy from them and live in the EU, but you will pay German VAT.

[CLaNZeR]

So where does polyethylene fall into the materials. Being in the States I was using this stuff
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=372450

I used a chopping board once for a mini Minalto experiement:



Looks like it could be the same as HDPE , will compare the two when it arrives.

[Omnibus]

@CLaNZeR,

I don't believe for a minute that the effect is other than due to the magnetic interaction. The importance of the materials is solely regarding their mass which should provide the correct moment of inertia with regard to the magnetic interactions to observe the effect of acceleration we see in the video.