My Perendev Replication

[mscoffman]

I forgot where I read about this. Can you please post a link if you have any to share?

Web link currently:
http://www.livescience.com/technology/new-generation-magnets-rare-earths-100409.html

[FatChance!!!]

Yes, that was the link I was thinking of. Thanks 

[gobob]

For what it's worth, here is what I would like to try.

I would position .5 x 2 inch neodymium magnets at about 30 degrees from perpendicular evenly around a rotator. Each magnet would have a Netic half-sleeve magnetic shield (from magnetic-shield.com) covering the leading half of these magnets and extending about a quarter inch beyond the magnet.

The stator would have similar magnets positioned at 30 degrees from perpendicular evenly spaced (the rotator and stator magnets would be parallel). Half sleves of Netic shields would be placed on the stator magnets to shield approaching rotator magnet fields, again extending about a quarter inch beyond the magnet.

As a magnet from the rotator approached a stator magnet, the magnetic shields of both magnets would greatly reduce the repulsive force tending to stop the rotation. As a rotator magnet reached the stator magnet the full repulsive magnetic forces would propel the rotator on.

That's what I would try. You seem much more energetic so I would like to know if you get any results.

[matthew6060]

my magnets are neodymium...  giant-killer:  not sure i have a complete mental picture of what you are explaining, feel free to elaborate more if you like...  i was talking with a friend who showed me a video today on the "coral castle."  something i'd never seen before and the builder used a wheel with magnets on it...

[matthew6060]

gobob, i like that idea.  i am going to stew on that for a while...  Do i need to have the same number of magnets in the rotor and the stator?  or do i want one more set of magnets in the stator than are in the rotor?