Solenoid Motor...

[CaveCreekRay]

The rotating blue tube must be the distributor with the timing adjusted by tweaking the wires...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXIl0RlTom4

 

[Daren Todd]

Looks like the rotating shaft was scuffed down to copper in such a way to complete the circuit to the solenoids. It's a very interesting concept

 

[skeets]

So is there some kind of practical application for something like this in real time?

 

[Grouse Feathers]

So is there some kind of practical application for something like this in real time?

I think he already found the most practical application: Make a video, post on youtube, count viewers.

 

[bmblank]

That's pretty stinking cool. Somebody mentioned/questioned the torque, but never really got an answer. I'd be curious about that too. I guess I'm also curious about the longevity. Sure doesn't seem like it would last too long with all that clapping and stuff. How soon before the contacts don't contact too well anymore. Or worse yet, fuse together.

 

[Grouse Feathers]

That's pretty stinking cool. Somebody mentioned/questioned the torque, but never really got an answer. I'd be curious about that too. I guess I'm also curious about the longevity. Sure doesn't seem like it would last too long with all that clapping and stuff. How soon before the contacts don't contact too well anymore. Or worse yet, fuse together.

I guess you could add capacitors and they would last as long as points in a distributor. Or get really crazy and design a pointless computer control system like new cars.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Its cool. Thats all i got to say.

 

[Diydave]

The $64K question is, Will the government pay for it...

https://youtu.be/rLDgQg6bq7o