Which will be stronger? Gravity or magnet motors?

[AB Hammer]

Greetings All

Food for thought.
Since most of us believe that magnet and gravity motors are eminent.

Which one do you feel will be stronger?

What applications do you think they would be there best at?

What dangers do each possibly have as well?

[gyulasun]

Hi Alan,

I think the first thing to be considered is the mechanical size (or volume) of both:  up to a few kg of weigth a magnet motor can be stronger than a gravity motor but then the cost of big magnets will gradually become a limiting factor and gravity motors will surely be the winner in high mechanical sizes.

I can imagine a combination of both types into a common setup of course, here the limit also the higher prices for really big magnets.

Applications? Everywhere in the world, especially in remote places where there is no normal utility power available or other alternative power sources are problematic or not applicable.

Danger? Not bigger than any presently known electric motors of comparable sizes involve,  added to this the fact of the danger of handling big sized magnets or moving weights if maintenance is needed.

rgds,  Gyula

PS:  looking forward to seeing your possible designs... 

[Michelinho]

Gravity is a minor force. So...


Take care,

Michel

[4Tesla]

Gravity is a minor force. So...


Take care,

Michel

Ditto 

[AB Hammer]

LOL

I like that. A minor force. I truly do not think I ever heard it called that. We all know that permanent magnets are also called a force but limited by its size on how much distance it can work. Today I couldn't find my compass so I set a line of magnets in a dish and they told me the magnetic north. Then I marked them. Yes I am playing with magnets as well. but all in all, IMO Magnet motors will own the small size but Gravity motors will own the large size and I believe there will be more to this story as well.