A SQUARE MAGNETIC RAIL -- ROTOR 360 ROTATION

[nightlife]

Tom, I just got home and I am now on my way to get the other magnets I need. The setup I put together is a U shape and the ball does not have to be at the start of the long rail, it even works from the start of the curve. I am having doubts about it working after I close the loop but that ok if it doesn't because I have enough now to take a ball over the top to make a gravity design work. Thank you for starting this thread and sharing your findings with us. If this works as I hope it to, I owe it all to you.

I will post more with pictures when I get back and add more magnets to the setup.

[magnetman12003]

Hi Nightlife,

I am extremely interested and excited  in how you made the magnetic U turn.  The track magnetic structure did not allow any air gaps between them so that dictated using a straight linear run.  I would love to see the jpeg layout of your track and especially your U turn magnet configuration.    Wow!

On most other tracks when you close the loop all track runner power dissapears.  With 4 track rail segments butting up to one another that problem did not occur for me.   In a long straight run with two U turns ending with a closed loop who knows?  I hope everything works out for you and you post all.

Tom

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“How many folks are in the process of actually building this setup to give it a try?...
After lots of experimenting I found that placing a large steel ball inside the square rail box will propel it
- Yes, I've tried.
Yes, that’s what I thought too â€" there’s no difference, rotor or ball.
But unfortunately there’s no rotation because loop of magnetic field is closed.
The same with one  magnet in rotor.
Will try with 5, hope will see any difference…
cheers

[TinselKoala]

You are obviously using the wrong colors. Try getting some blues and browns in there.

Every working SMOT I've ever seen had blues as well as reds.

No, wait, I almost forgot--

There are (still) no working SMOTs !!

magnetman12003, I am curious to know what you think the problem was with Archer Quinn's various designs. What did he do wrong, that prevented his "sword of god" magnet wheel from working, and also his various SMOT attempts? Did he not have enough magnets, or not a long enough track, or what?

[magnetman12003]

“How many folks are in the process of actually building this setup to give it a try?...
After lots of experimenting I found that placing a large steel ball inside the square rail box will propel it
- Yes, I've tried.
Yes, that’s what I thought too â€" there’s no difference, rotor or ball.
But unfortunately there’s no rotation because loop of magnetic field is closed.
The same with one  magnet in rotor.
Will try with 5, hope will see any difference…
cheers

I did exactly what you did --see reply 42. The round plastic frame inside the tracks wont work. The ball has to roll on the strait section of the track for awhile  to gather up speed .

Tom