Here we go again, another YouTube 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gSu_Fyk3SQs

Nice finding, any clue how its made?

I was just "talking" to him on msn messenger. Since he doesn't speak english I had to run everything through Google translate.

What I understand so far is that the ring is just a regular ring magnet you find in a speaker. And using magnetic repulsion I think rotation is achieved. He also mentioned something of a vortex or spiral staircase or something, I assume this has something to do with the ring magnetic field.

I'm trying to encourage him to make more drawings and videos. He will probably also show up here but like I said he only speaks Spanish so it can become difficult.

Good stuff Broli

Lets hope he comes up with more info, the video and the blanket gloves make me think it is more of a hoax, but we shall see!

Oke after a very rigorous discussion with him (at least my Spanish got better). I managed to get him to know better and I have pictures that will clarify pretty much the whole design.

As you an see from the pictures the ring consists of magnets slightly laying on top of the previous one to create an angle. The rotor magnets also seems angled. I think this is what he meant with the vortex talk. He was also talking about a more "modern" build he was apparently working on. And lots of talk about free energy,free ideas, oil addictions and so on 

It's good to have a Chilean One (whose main languaje is Spanish) around, isn't it?

I am contacting him now to ask more details and encourage him to come here.

Regards.

Where did the a2.jpg picture come from?  Are these graphics from this guy?

~Dan

I hope it works...but he must get his HAND away from it's operational parts!

:S:MSCoffman

Hi Everyone,

This is a very interesting design, though I must admit that I have simulated and even built several similar magnet motor prototypes that didn't work. There are several animations of motors that look almost exactly like this one on Eric Vogels' website here:

http://www.fdp.nu/animations/

Dan is right. If this motor is the real deal, it definitely works on the 90 degree gating or "spin canceling" effect that Howard Johnson talked about. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, here's a few pages from his book "Discovering Magnetism" which shows some examples of the spin domains of magnets: (Open the image alone in a new window/tab to see it at full size)





Also, here's a photo of one prototype I made a few years ago that is similar (not entirely) but the rotor and stator magnets are inverted, and the critical overlap of the magnets wasn't used (which is probably why it didn't work).


This design definitely looks ridiculously simple enough to replicate though I was slightly concerned by the fact that he was kicking the rotor magnet around with his finger several times to restart it. The other problem is that he is holding the ring in his hands while the rotor magnets spin. In order for it to be a valid test, the stator ring needs to be mounted to a rigid stand so that we can rule out his minute hand movements as a possible energy input to the device. Otherwise, this may just be a glorified version of the Hamel spinner.

God Bless,
Jason O