This video shows the arc plate, made in video #38, added to the wood flywheel, and tested to determine what effect adding the plate alone has upon performance when compared to prior test results shown in video #39. For the next video, I will populate the new plate with standard magnet groupings and perform another test series for comparison.
22. June 2010 at 4:39 am
Could possibly your wheel not having it’s complete plate coverage be a problem for the wheel’s movement?
In other words, shouldn’t you get all your plates and magnets on, in order that balance can be achieved for truer results?
22. June 2010 at 9:53 pm
@CaptBart No, as you can see from the test results, adding an additional (4th) plate, w/o magnets causes a 6/10 second slowdown through the existing magnet groups, and as shown in video #41, adding magnets to the 4th plate causes a dramatic slowdown to the point where rotation stops part way through the groups. That’s why I’m currently experimenting with a single plate. The final layout will be with single plates separated from each other by a wide intervening space.
22. June 2010 at 9:53 pm
@CaptBart No, as you can see from the test results, adding an additional (4th) plate, w/o magnets causes a 6/10 second slowdown through the existing magnet groups, and as shown in video #41, adding magnets to the 4th plate causes a dramatic slowdown to the point where rotation stops part way through the groups. That’s why I’m currently experimenting with a single plate. The final layout will be with single plates separated from each other by a wide intervening space.
22. June 2010 at 9:56 pm
Balance will ultimately be a prime consideration, but at the low rotational speeds of the current test series, imbalance is not a problem.
22. June 2010 at 11:45 pm
@TheRickoff Oh…apparently missed that info…sorry.