Posted by grim (206.162.192.40) on January 11, 2003 at 18:56:09:
In Reply to: Re: What an interesting dilemma! posted by Georg Künstler on January 11, 2003 at 11:14:03:
Hello Georg!
I realize from your posts that you intend to put info about your development on the web, and I'm guessing many questions will be answered at that time. However, I do have one preliminary query, if you wouldn't mind, a simple yes or no situation.
I never was much impressed with Bessler's bi-directional wheel, although I can understand his designing it to be an answer to his detractors that felt his uni-directional wheel was driven with a spring, for the simple reason that it could be stopped,
as oppsoed to the unidirectional that was always "out-of-balance" and had to be stopped and tethered, otherwise it would start back up. Anyone in fact could have figured out that if the wheel and axle were all moving together as a unit, what in the world
would a spring have there to push on?
Anyway, I guess my question is to you, do you have to tether your device to keep it from starting on its own?
Once again, congratulations. I look forward to your info.
Regards,
grim