Posted by Matthias Trevarthan (24.158.202.12) on January 15, 2002 at 09:30:52:
In Reply to: SMOT information posted by Davis Landstrom on January 15, 2002 at 09:07:43:
I wonder if the magnets won't eventually wear out. We know relatively little about magnetic fields and the way they are generated. Does anyone one know what the lifespan of a permanent magnet is? Does this lifespan decrease under "load"? Just curious. I seriously doubt that SMOTS are really over unity, but I don't doubt that we just don't see the whole picture, and you can't learn anything new without experiments. :)
Matthias