Should I abandon my mag motor project because of repulsion killing power

[hoarybat]

I found this on the web.  It says repulsion kills the magnets.  My current setup is all repulsion.  Is the below true?  If so maybe I should not waste my money on the remaining magnets I need to purchase to finish the project.  Does switching it to attraction minimize or eliminate the wearing down the effect?  Anyway here is the info and thanks:

"There is a major omission in the video of the magnetic generator being demonstrated in the YouTube video. There is a fatal flaw that everyone who thinks this provides free energy is falling for:

The energy comes from the magnets, and wears down their magnetism. Loading magnets in repulsion for a sustained period of time causes them to lose their magnetism. The amount of energy spent to magnetize these magnets is more than the energy you get out of such a motor.
I'm sorry to say this, but this isn't a source of free energy. This magnetic motor trick was tried by the Perendev magnetic motor a while back. (The motor appeared to violate the conservation of energy by spinning up using nothing but vectored magnetic repulsion.) This is not a new idea, and the fatal flaw (magnets losing their magnetism due to being loaded in repulsion) shouldn't be a new discovery every time, but every time a free energy enthusiast shows this, they always seem to selectively leave out the part where the magnets wear down, and how much energy it takes to make the magnets."

[hoarybat]

Sorry guys but some nice member here gave me this answer below which says neo magnets of equal strength opposing each other should not demagnetize.  Thanks for any other info anyone has: http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=2751.0

[sm0ky2]

can you draw a picture of your motor setup?
i.e. - how the magnets are placed rotor and stator to cause continuous rotation?

[pinobot]

No, modern magnets dont lose their magnetism from repulsion, many loudpeakers use repulsion to change the magnetic field around the speaker so you can place the speaker close to a television, this is done by simply gluing a magnet in repulsion onto the speaker magnet, this lasts for years.

[eavogels]

this is done by simply gluing a magnet in repulsion onto the speaker magnet, this lasts for years.

But repeatingly bringing magnets into repelling position will harm the magnet. I once mounted a magnet on an whiper motor and let it repel 4 times per rotation. After two weeks all 5 magnets were weak.