Hello Room,
You’re right about the center of mass. I too have built a number of magnet motors and I know exactly what you mean. Those fields are tricky devils. Did you pay close attention to how his steel plates are shaped and arranged? There’s way too much reluctance for a circular mass to form there. He’s managed to get the magnet to transition one plate at a time by placing the bend in the plate at the center of mass and the next plate close enough to capture the field and cause it to seek the center of the next plate in line, etc. etc. The magnet’s field is actually leading the magnet from plate to plate. It’s very clever the way he overlapped the plates so the next plate in line is close to the center of mass of the current plate. You know the magnetic field will be follow the path of least reluctance and that is what he has accomplished. Another noteworthy facet of his design is having the magnetic field parallel to the plates instead of perpendicular.
I really think the man has a winner here. If I had the time right now I’d jump on a build of this.
Regards Cadman
OK, think about this, what causes the propulsion when the rolling magnet is released at the beginning of it's trip down the track? where does the magnet end up if he sets it down close to the center of his track ? and why does it reverse direction and end at the center of the track when it's momemtum does not carry it past the end? And he does not show it in the video but I'd bet it will start from either end of the track just as well and travel towards the center of magnetic mass. If what I am saying is not true then maybe he has something and I will gladly give him credit for it! But it is easy enough to put his track in a circle and test it, Why did he not show it in a circle? It would have been the first thing I would have tried before I posted 'Eureka' I am very curious as to why he didn't show it in a circle and working, that would have been impressive. Regards Room
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