Posted by John (207.150.66.35) on December 28, 2001 at 13:01:25:
Well I think I have figured out the design, so now what? I don't take saying this lightly because it took me 9 years and hundreds of designs to come up with this concept. It is basically tension at odds with tension that doesn't cancel out. Doesn't break any "rules". Not your average/everyday arrangement of weights-a fairly simple concept though. I came up with this about a month ago and just found this link today. My rough guess is that you could wean about a half horsepower of usable energy off of the 12 footer. I haven't put one together though. Looked in all the hardware, etc. stores but can't find quite what I need. Any suggestions? John