A SQUARE MAGNETIC RAIL -- ROTOR 360 ROTATION

[nightlife]

 If we move a resistance thru a magnetic field, we should get a current in the direction of the movement provided the coil is wound in the direction of the movement. I will test this later using a long rail wrapped with wire in the direction of the movement and I will attach a cap to it and have the ball move down the rail and see what kind of voltage I get if any.

If I am wasting time here, please let me know becuase it is not any fun putting these rails together.

[Light]

Thks, nightlife; I’m in this “madness” long enough to see what may work what’s not .
But please, finish your gigantic track, nobody have such amount of magnets.
I bet it will run in the same way â€" from middle of track it wont run, it means we’re dealing with inertia.
And most important to close the loop, I guess nothing will move at all.
Thank you very much.
It's not the end yet...

[nightlife]

Light, actually it does run from any part of the track, the track I used in the video was a make shift track that was not even or very smooth. Tom is going to use a wooden loop and I cant wait to see his results posted. It is a real pain in the ass getting the magnets put together properly enough to work.

[magnetman12003]

Hi Guys, 

Instead of a wood hoop I have decided to buy a clear  flexible  plastic tube and but it up as shown using an old garden hose as a reference.    PVC can be cemented and the drop through hole for the steel ball will be drilled through both tubes where you see the down arrow.  I plan to snake and tape magnets all over the entire lenght of the tube.    That will be a chore in itself.    It will take a while

Tom

[nightlife]

Hi Tom, have fun and lets hope your done by Christmas. LOL

All kidding aside, what kind of tape did you use? I was thinking of trying some duct tape because gluing them is too hard and takes too long.