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Originally posted by Wifibrains
reply to post by Bedlam
it takes less energy to keep something swinging than it does to start it swinging because of gravity works with you half the time as opposed to against you all the time.
Originally posted by Wifibrains
reply to post by wmd_2008
Epic failure? How so, it's not finished being built yet!
I can see how the mechanism works by pulling the weights in close to the crank as it turns clockwise and lifts up. On the down drop the weights slide out away from the crank. Along the length of the shaft, the shape of the sign wave indicates the way the gravity energy is transferred.
Friction is this machines biggest issue due to all the moving parts, there are hundreds. If the weights work correctly and over come the friction, it will work.
Originally posted by Wifibrains
Friction is this machines biggest issue due to all the moving parts, there are hundreds
If the weights work correctly and over come the friction, it will work.
If the weights work correctly and over come the friction, it will work.
Why do you claim that?
Originally posted by Wifibrains
I try my best not to make assumptions about things I cannot possibly know by adding words like "if" and "could" presenting things as possibilities.
The claim that it will work, rests on the IF the weights over coming the friction.