My first Mendocino motor. Fascinating. Not easy to balance, yet. All the magnets are Neodymium and bought from Magnets NZ, Bush Road. Albany. They are incredibly powerful, even dangerous, and require great care in handling. The RPM meter optical sensor is picking up a reflection from one only shiny silver paper strip on the rotor.
Sorry, didn't have the sound turned up! 900 rpm - hmm how to make it go faster?
CarlWardley 6 months ago
Thats great, I can't see the RPM clearly, how fast is it going? I've ordered the solar cells so I can build one too.
CarlWardley 6 months ago