A SQUARE MAGNETIC RAIL -- ROTOR 360 ROTATION

[nightlife]

 I was just playing with your idea using some magnets and you may have something. As for the rotor, I think you will need 5 rod magnets that are axially magnetized would work best and it may be best if the ends were rounded.

[magnetman12003]

I was just playing with your idea using some magnets and you may have something. As for the rotor, I think you will need 5 rod magnets that are axially magnetized would work best and it may be best if the ends were rounded.

I am going to give this cone shaped 5 arm rotor a try .  By the way if you reversed polaritys on all the rotor arms the cone should twist counterclockwise and "float" at the same time.  The track forces and rotor forces REPEL each other. I already did that using only one long stacked rod magnet centered and north side held above the magnetic box. The lower south end facing the track swings up to a degree(repels) and around.

Tom

[TechStuf]

Somewhat remeniscent of HJ's linear setup:





You've obviously studied the work of various researchers in order to get to this point.  However, in order to achieve a tangential force asymmetry, it appears you will require a method of capitalizing on the field oscillations.


TS 

[Omega_0]

Are there any videos of it yet ?

[gregs78cam]

Untill I get my design up and running, I think that I will just try helping other people to refine their designs.  And while I am labelel a "newbie" on here, I think that I can bring some very valuble knowledge to the table.

You have to think about where the fields are going to attract and repel at and you can not have a field that doesn't have a equal amount of both.

Actually yes you can.  You just have to know how to manipulate it.  Search "Halbach Array".  I think it will be the key to making so many of these magnet motors actually work.  Another thing is to always try to make these MM produce movement by attracting rather than repelling.  Over time even when permanent magnets are forced to repel each other they will die.