Video #3, "Rick's Pipe Dream" Magnetic Motor - Generator

[crsbt]

great experiment,im very new to all this but have become obssessed with it all,good luck to all involved :-)

[darklen14]

Hi Rick - haven't watched all your videos but I have a quick question. What happens if you add a powerful magnet at offset positions around the wheel? While one magnet is pulling at a much harder force the other magnet has already went past the critical area that would normally stop the wheel

[TheRickoff]

@darklen14 - It has always been my intention to employ additional stators offset to, rather than synchronized with, the first stator. My purpose in doing so, though, will be to add speed and power to the rotation rather than counter the repulsive braking effect in the critical area. My plan is to entirely avoid the critical area by mechanically moving the stator similarly to the hand-held movements shown in this video, and is the method I am currently working on refining.

[TheRickoff]

My earlier attempts to move the stator by means of a tracking rail were not successful because of the required amount of rotational force that was taken away from the rotor. My new method will only require a small fraction of that force in order to move the stator, so I am feeling confident that things are moving in the right direction.

[veejaytaurus]

Hello Mr. Rick, I am new to your videos and have only watched the first 3 episodes. My question is that is it necessary to have the magnets grouped (10s). Would it make any difference to have the magnets placed continuously all along the wheel? Would that avoid the need to move the stator magnet? Please excuse if this is a silly question.

[TheRickoff]

Hello veejay, that's a good question. The answer is that magnets placed continuously around the rim will not work. I was able to do that and get a full 360 degree rotation back to the starting point, using a Howard Johnson progression, but the movement was slow, weak, and erratic. That's why I use breaks in between groups. I found that grouos of 8 to 10 magnets seem to work best. All useful attraction is within the first 5 of the group. The second 5 do not add nor subtract acceleration.

[JAKExTHExRAKE]

now all we have to do is make an automatic mostat ;)

[TheRickoff]

That's right, Jake. And that's not easy, but neither is it impossible. Thanks for your interest in the project.

[JAKExTHExRAKE]

No, thank you for giving me the chance!

l would love to see the finished product in the near future! haha! light up a light bulb for me will ya?

[TheRickoff]

Will do. :)

[JAKExTHExRAKE]

hahaha, cheers!

[onthecuttingedge2005]

Eddie currents are braking your momentum

[TheRickoff]

I think you mean eddy currents, but no - the braking effect is only caused by strong magnetic repulsion. See video #12 for a better understanding of this.

[helpmonkey]

sir you are providing the energy to rotate your wheel whith your hands ...I suggest you look into the helical interaction of magnetic poles and the Lorentz force... the magnetic field will always seek equalibrium...

[TheRickoff]

Sorry, helpmonkey, but you misunderstand what you see. If you watch videos # 9 through 12, (posting later tonight) you will see that my stator arm replaces my hands, and provides rotation while stationary. The magnet interactions are doing the work.