Re: Question for John Collins


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Posted by John Collins (194.164.232.108) on October 17, 2003 at 23:36:01:

In Reply to: Question for John Collins posted by grim on October 17, 2003 at 13:30:58:

Hi Grim,

No problem. The passage you write about has three translations that I have copies of and all are slightly different to each other. There is the one quoted elsewhere on this web site under writings. Then there is the one from the book by H.Dirks and there is my own effort. I have quoted the whole piece rather than paragraph five as the original is not split into so many paragraphs. Here is my version:-

"I organized everything so that the characteristics of the wheel were the same as in the case of the one I had smashed, except for the fact that I made some minor changes to the external dimensions; these were trivial details with no bearing on the substance of the matter. Consider now (page 19) a disc or narrow cylinder revolving about its horizontal axis rather in the manner of a grindstone; if you call this a â¬Üwheelâ¬" then that is also a description of the main part of my machine. This wheel consists of a tympanum or drum, covered externally with stretched canvas, 12 Rhenish feet in diameter, and 15 or 18 inches wide. The axle which passes through the centre of the wheel is 6 feet long and 8 inches in diameter, and in its movement is supported at each end by an almost one inch thick steel bearing. The bearings taper somewhat, and the arrangement has been designed in such a way that the rotational movement of the entire vertically suspended wheel can be slightly modified by the application on each side of small weights, as the appended plans at the end of the treatise clearly demonstrate.

The internal structure of the wheel is designed in such a way that weights (page 20)applied in accordance with the laws of Perpetual Motion, work, once a small impressed force has caused the commencement of movement, to perpetuate the said movement and cause the rotation to continue indefinitely ⬠that is, as long as the device retains its structural integrity ⬠without the necessity of external assistance for its continuation ⬠such as the mechanisms which are to be found in other â¬Üautomaticsâ¬" ⬠e.g. clockwork, springs or weights that require rewinding. For this concept, my â¬Üprinciple of excess weightâ¬", is NOT just an external appendage, an â¬Üadded-on deviceâ¬" which is there in order to cause, through application of its weight, the continuation of the motion (the revolution) so long as the cards or chains, from which it depends, permit. NO, these weights are themselves the PM device, the â¬Üessential constituent partsâ¬" which must of necessity continue to exercise their motive force (derived from the PM principle) indefinitely ⬠so long as they keep away from the centre of gravity. To this end they are enclosed (page 21) in a structure or framework, and co-ordinated in such a way that not only are they prevented from attaining their desired equilibrium or â¬Üpoint of restâ¬", but they must for ever seek it, thereby developing an impressive velocity which is proportional to their mass and to the dimensions of their housing. This velocity is sufficient for the moving and raising of loads applied to the axis of rotation.

It is, however, an incontestable truth that my much-mentioned Wheel deserves not only the name of the long-sought Perpetual Motion, but also, just as much, the name (Perpetual) Mover; since it is an example of one of the best-known of all mechanical appliances, namely a PERITROCHIUM."

And there is this brief passage which I took from H.Dirks' book, "'inward structure of the wheel is of a nature according to the laws of perpetual motion, so arranged that certain disposed weights once in rotation, gain force from their own swinging, and must continue their movement as long as their structure does not lose its position and arrangement. Unlike all other automata, such as clocks or springs or other hanging weights which require winding up or whose duration depends on the chain which attaches them, on the contrary these weights are the essential parts and constitute perpetual motion itself; as from them is received the universal movement which they must exercise so long


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