I have completed the testing of the ejector machine in it's present configuration. I have found that centrifugal force is preventing the car door locks from operating. The amount of work  required to design and build an  equilibrium type of release method is not worth the effort. I think it is better to spend the time on building one half of a complete levitating disc machine. The latest tests with this machine have been done in the second half of 2007. I have attached the disc to the rotating plate so it cannot lift off.

96 rare earth magnets 10mm round x 10mm long have been fitted to an aluminum ring, in one outer row of 72, and an inner row of 18. They were all epoxied in place with the same pole to one side, as would be the case with a full machine. That is, one side all north and the other side all south pole.

Suspended over the rotating disc, but completely detached from the machine frame is a clear plastic container. Inside is a large 250g brass plumb bob suspended from a spring with 190mm movement, and a smaller brass weight of 60g with 40mm spring movement which is placed entirely within the stationary magnetic field.

A Hall Effect sensor is placed just inside the magnetic field and reads 1.55v. The setting for this is 1.54v in an area free of strong magnetic fields, and moves to +/- 0.5v when placed against the poles of these magnets. This sensor should detect any increase in the magnetic field strength.

Also a 9" fluoro tube, and a small container of water are included. Fluorescent tubes will light up in the presence of a strong electric field.

The results are negative on all tests, including inverting the ring to change the polarity of the field. Reversal of rotation has not been attempted. There has been no movement of the plumb bobs, either vertical or horizontal, no light in the fluoro tube, and surprisingly no increase in the field strength. Not even a ripple in the water.

The rev/min are about 2000, which gives a  rotational velocity of about 28m/s at the centreline of the magnets. The theory behind these tests is that anomalous gravitational effects which can be found in nature, could perhaps be mimicked to create a machine capable of overcoming gravity.

 I believe that the rotational velocity required is around at least 350m/sec and perhaps up to 500m/sec, equating to the equatorial rotational velocity of our planet. A larger diameter ring rotating at the required rate would need a vastly superior machine, with somewhat enhanced safety features.

I have learnt a lot from this exercise. Centrifugal force is a real problem, and the rare earth magnets are very tricky to work with. They tend to fly all over the place, and steel tools get ripped out of my hand. Special jigs would be needed to insert larger more powerful magnets into an array like this.

My next move in the coming year is probably to use this ready made ring and construct a frame around it, and attempt to get the ring to levitate and rotate freely using frame mounted magnets in opposition, or diamagnetic material. Spin could be by using compressed air.                                                              

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