Tri-Force Magnets - Finally shown to be OU?

[AquariuZ]

@Lakes: Close!

Well here goes my idea for a toy, sorry I?m terrible with drawings but I can blame Paint.

The idea is that the roller will accelerate and rotate at the end of the track by the momentum, and start accelerating all over again etc.etc.

Looking for something to build such a track, needs to be simple and non conductive

Could this work?

[Rusty_Springs]

Hi @CLaNZeR
My names Graham I'm the designer of the TriGate and I have enjoyed watching your videos, I just wanted to tell you, you can increase the attraction in by placing bar magnet on the corner of the TriGate, I have a video in the Minato Wheel group showing this you can find it at the file section under this name ExtendedTriGate.wmv.
This setup will increase the attraction in and also gives a greater kick out, you can use one gate setup instead of 3 or more, I find the more gates you have together the weaker the repelling force gets.
Take Care @CLaNZeR
Graham

[sm0ky2]

Hi Graham!  Thank you for sharing your wonderful discovery with the world!

- i have found that removing those two angled magnets at the gate exit makes for a much smoother exit, and subsequent transition into the next gate.
I've posted a video on YouTube of 4 Extended gates.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzNyzSS3BYs

[Rusty_Springs]

Hi sm0ky2
Thanks for your kind words, I was very interested in your video and I would still add the two magnets on the end to increase the repel out, it is good that you took a look at the video showing how you can increase the attraction in, you can also drop your roller magnet into the extended part of the trigate and it will start rolling, maybe place a stand above your extended trigate with something to rest your roller magnet on that can be pulled away letting your roller fall into the field then watch it start down to the gates and kick away, also you could link two rollers together one behind the other and watch one pull the other into the gate past the slight repel at the begining.
I find the trigate works best if the roller magnet is rolling so instead of sticking the bar magnets on a toy car I would make the bar magnet the wheels of a toy car and watch how great it works as a toy, toy cars racing down two tracks with out using springs or batteries great for the kids.
Take Care sm0ky2
Graham

[CLaNZeR]

Hi @CLaNZeR
My names Graham I'm the designer of the TriGate and I have enjoyed watching your videos, I just wanted to tell you, you can increase the attraction in by placing bar magnet on the corner of the TriGate, I have a video in the Minato Wheel group showing this you can find it at the file section under this name ExtendedTriGate.wmv.
This setup will increase the attraction in and also gives a greater kick out, you can use one gate setup instead of 3 or more, I find the more gates you have together the weaker the repelling force gets.

Hi Graham

Great too see you in the forums and thanks for giving us something new to play with.

I have seen your extended gate video and actually have it on my site for people too see http://www.overunity.org.uk/triforcegate.html

I have also tried it and it does increase the overal speed like you say.

Did you ever get enough gates together to try a closed loop, as there are two things I want too aim for now.

1.) See what the longest straight line I can get it to go for.

2.) Go for the full loop over the course of a big circle spacing the gates.

Thanks again Graham.

Cheers

Sean.