On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 4:31 PM, John Berry <aethe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Terry, what happened to Paul Sprain's motor anyway?
Believe it or not, it's presently locked up in a warehouse along with boxes of various pumps and lights and other sundry products. I am not at liberty to discuss it in detail; however, suffice it to say that one should not depend on complex measurement devices alone. Use some very basic physical tests to verify performance. I did provide performance calculations based on data submitted to me. I made some errors in calculations; but, corrected them and learned a huge amount about mechanics. After all that, the data submitted always showed OU performance. My initial errors were in the degree of OU. I perfected several spreadsheets on pulse motor efficiency calculations; and, over the course of about two years can probably say that few people know more about these things. In the scale up process, new wide range sensors were purchased and anomalies began to show in the measurements. Highly credentialed people were engaged at this time. I never was engaged to actually take data; but, when the anomalies showed up, I was asked if I could explain them and was allowed access to the testing lab. My tests involved nothing more complex than lifting a weight against gravity instead of measuring torque. Ever think about torque? It's really a complex issue. Variations of the configuration were tested. We even tested the "school girl motor" a la Bedini. After all of these tests, we concluded that the magnetic cycle was conservative and it was all packed up and stored. If you have any ideas on magnetic motors, let me know. I can probably get them tested for you. T
