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Thanks Fletch - I believe I tried that a while back and it failed - but I'm desperate so I will try it again!!

WM2D doesn't seem to like putting down a chain sprocket when the arm is mounted on an already moving arm.

Thanks for all the ideas guys!!

Guess I was a little too greedy on the swingarm length previously so shortened them up to a mid length and now there is fairly nice behavior with only one ugly bounce, almost civilized and proper. Less torque tho but we're getting two more or less complete power strokes. As the wheel speeds up (assu...

Wie Gehts Georg - yeah, no actual error message, just trying a bicycle chain style linkage from one weight to the other thru the hub. WM2D just won't let me place a sprocket at the hinge point of the weights. I think I have a pretty slick control system but it may have to wait for the physical test....

OK, not sure if we're making any progress but it's fun to speculate! Just trying to optimize the power output - lengthened the arms on the MT138 toy page weights and this seems to provide greater torque but at the tradeoff of the top arm taking longer to reset. I didn't even notice this before but w...

I’m sorry to intrude in this discussion but where did anyone find this statement, “ could this be the "intricate system of weights and strings" as described by Count Karl when B tore the covers off the wheel for Karl to inspect? It is a complete fabrication. There is no documentary eviden...

. .. .. . Interesting work CC. Do you intend to combine this force with c.f.? What is the rpm of the animation. Yeah Walt thanks - that was kind of the idea - in a real world build we would use coil springs instead of hard impacts. Now when the weight changes direction on impact there is a moment i...

As an alternative to lightweight pipes what about a continuous tight string over ultra lightweight pulleys at each end, [ have to keep the inertia down, eh! :-) ] with the weights attached to one side of the continuous loop. This fits Karl's description better than rods. No point in anyone rushing ...

Sorry to offend John - I guess I am more interested in the technical aspects of the wheel and not as interested in the historical.

Raj had a long thread with that title a couple years ago and no one corrected him at that time so it seemed legit.

Mucho apologies!!

Maybe a little more progress, maybe not. My theory on wheel design is just try and throw in as many ideas as possible from MT137 thru 143 and see what sticks!! Been trying a couple different inertial drive ideas, this one is basically an inversion of one posted a while ago. The advantage of this sch...

Senax wrote: ↑Thu Feb 17, 2022 2:46 am Good luck camper.

Thanks Frank - glad ur back!!

Keep shaking up the troops!!

Yes you guys are right - Johannes you noticed that at about 1:00 pm one rope is taut while the other is loose so only ropes will work - very well done on your part!! I hate to toot my own horn on this folks but I believe this is a MAJOR discovery about the wheel! We see a reset pulse every 30 degree...

OK folks, I was able to get the full MT137 with all twelve connections to work. I had to use ropes instead of rods, not sure why the rods didn't work. I built the wheel way too big so we're not showing any real inertial effects here - those occur on the internal prime mover mechanism. Using the rope...

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OK inertial energy fans - been playing with some ideas based off MT137. Gravity only nerds this post does not apply to you so do not read, it will only confuse you! Was able to mock up the whole wheel with two rods attached to each weight but that caused WM2D to crash so I had to simplify the arrang...