Sjack Abeling Gravity Wheel and the Worlds first Weight Power Plant

[Cherryman]

The next weight in line. They will all change position in the "cradle".

Top becomes first in 12:30 socket, second becomes top and so on

I like that word: cradle.

Abelings Cradle

Good name! Ah well what's in a name 

Could you post a drawing, i'm still curious about the setup. 

[Alexioco]

Thats great thinking AquariuZ, So the end force of the falling weight pushes the next one off the edge and lifting the second one ready to be pushed off the edge, will the falling weight gather enough force to do that though, also, what keeps the bottom weight from sliding back due to the force of the above weights? Dont forget on newtons cradle, when one sphre is swung, only one lifts, two must swing, to lift two...

Keep it up, seems really good

Alex

[AquariuZ]

Found this one on the WM2D website, it might help you. 


Could you in the meantime explane the "beam" idear that would regulate them? 

So it is possible then, I need to check the specs in that model thanks.

I will try to explain, imagine the boot coming in at 18:00 with weight #9 lodged in the socket (same on the other side or the mirror). The weights are held together via a bar, hence dumbbell. The bar touches the center barrier and weight #9 is dislodged into the heel of the socket (same on the mirror side). The momentum pushes the bar along the barrier in an upwards motion until #9 makes contact with #10.

There is something holding the other weights in place in the cradle, but that should be easily found what that is once the concept is explored in full.

[hansvonlieven]

If you have a look at Newton's cradle you will notice that only the first and the last ball move, the others stay where they are. In order to get motion of the wheel you must move the entire stack. This a Newton's cradle effect cannot do.

Hans von Lieven

[AquariuZ]

If you have a look at Newton's cradle you will notice that only the first and the last ball move, the others stay where they are. In order to get motion of the wheel you must move the entire stack. This a Newton's cradle effect cannot do.

Hans von Lieven

You are right, now what do you think those holes in the wheels are for between the sockets on the wheel.

WHAT IF THEY ARE HOLDERS SOMEHOW FOR "PEGS" PUSHING THE STACK

I´m almost sure it is a Newtons cradle, just not sure at this point how the stack is kept in place and displaced. One thing I can think of is that once the top one is catapulted away into position, the gap created on the top is filled with the second one when the whole stack moves up a notch.

Just do not know how, but I feel the holes in wheel itself between the "boots" are a factor.

I am looking at Alex´s picture and trying to figure it out