@floodrod, great job!! But, about the sparking...wait until you connect coils...it will spark...just like ANY Brushed Motor does. It is normal whenever you are exciting coils to then move to another coil, even in series...like a Symmetric Motor is, the leaving coil will always have a BEMF, and causes sparking. Then you will see those "neat" square waves, become a real sparky one's...:) Take care Ufopolitics

@floodrod

11 күн бұрын

Guess we will see. Last time I built this same commutator I had no sparking at all.

@ufopolitics

11 күн бұрын

@@floodrod It depends on the amperage you are driving your coils with...as also the voltage. But it looks great!!

@floodrod

11 күн бұрын

@@ufopolitics Its great we are both building it our own ways. As you know I am following yours, The more angles we cover the better

@ufopolitics

11 күн бұрын

@@floodrod absolutely right!

@willhibbardii2450

4 күн бұрын

So low amps little spark however I'm sure at some point with low amps say .03 amps and high voltage say 1.5k I believe sparks will appear. love the commutator design!

Mechanical oscillator

@floodrod

12 күн бұрын

its a 16 pole commutator where only 1 brush moves. It acts as a current distributor

@RachidHidada-rc9wz

12 күн бұрын

​@@floodrodSir, excuse me for my stupid question, I am just an electronics hobbyist. Can't this device be replaced with an integrated circuit 555 that controls the opening and closing of the MOSFET and you will get a perfect square wave???

@floodrod

12 күн бұрын

@@RachidHidada-rc9wz Yes but Maybe No. This will create a single polarity biased wave form when I am done. Mosfets can do that part. But I want to experiment closing the loop onto itself and inducing power into a closed loop that is varying current on 2 opposite sides. I have piles of blown mosfets doing these kinds of experiments. Good chance a mosfet may not do what I seek. So I can not answer with utmost confidence