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Author Topic: SeeSaw smot ramp  (Read 15214 times)

mscoffman

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Re: SeeSaw smot ramp
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2010, 05:16:18 PM »

@all

I think the biggest problem would be repositioning the array
ramps because of their magnetic interaction with each other.
They will either require energy to push them together or energy
to rotate them apart. Can the weight of the ball on the ramp
moving over a short distance really supply the necessary
energy to fully move the arrays? A very low friction experiment
should be set-up to show this. Eventually a pin-locking mechanism
would be required to force the ball to go all the way to the end of
the ramp before the arrays were allowed to start moving. One
could defer a self actuated locking mechanism design until the
it was proven that the weight of the ball could successfully move
the arrays.

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jsd453

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Re: SeeSaw smot ramp
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2010, 09:35:24 PM »
Please see attached pdf for an idea for the "see saw" action on a smot.  The ball should be propelled up the ramp via the smot track and then the "see saw" action should place the ball in the starting position on the opposite smot track. Rinse and repeat...if only it was that easy.
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Rapadura

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Re: SeeSaw smot ramp
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2010, 11:03:24 PM »
The seesaw has the advantage of generating an abrupt movement when it reaches a certain point. This can be important for combating the greatest enemy of perpetual motion machines: equilibrium.

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mscoffman

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Re: SeeSaw smot ramp
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2010, 05:02:09 PM »

@jsd453

A truly great idea when used with an exitable smot.
This one just may work.

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