Tracy's Wheels
Testing Plan B

Here are the changes I’m now in the process of making to implement plan B.

1. Purchase and install come-a-long to lift entire top of device that holds the top two plates as a unit. This will include the skin kept attached to the top board. Refer to photo 1.
2. Finish cutting the center hole out of the top board after the top board has been marked for placement of the top cone taken from the previous hfs.
3. Replace the two 3" center magnets in rejection with two 6" magnets to be in attraction. Extend a ½" all thread to the top of the previous hfs cone and attach a plate at the top end of the all thread to hold 6 11/8th inch disc magnets set by drawn pattern. This will be known as plate 1. Drawing of this plate and accompanying plate 2 with 5 magnets set by drawn pattern will be shown later. Magnets will be in rejection to each other on each plate. Plate 2 will have a shaft that will be attached to the dc motor.
4. Place steel washers to face of all magnets on plates 1 and 2.
5. Build holder to hold dc motor on top of plate 2 so as to turn plate 2 using motor.
6. Place as many as possible ¾" steel washers on top of the magnets now on the steel tubing on the face of wheel B and the face of wheel C.
7. Extend the copper wire screen to 24" instead of 10".
8. Place plastic stanchions between the previous hfs wing and top board at 3 and 1/2".
9. Cut and place skin to top attachment after the replacement of the cone to wing.
10. Write summary of how and what all this is supposed to accomplish.
11. Continue tests.

The summary will include items 3, 4, and 6. These items will greatly enhance the operation of the drum device if implemented.

Tracy.

Here are the changes I’m now in the process of making to implement plan B.

1. Purchase and install come-a-long to lift entire top of device that holds the top two plates as a unit. This will include the skin kept attached to the top board. Refer to photo 1.
2. Finish cutting the center hole out of the top board after the top board has been marked for placement of the top cone taken from the previous hfs
3. Replace the two 3" center magnets in rejection with two 6" magnets to be in attraction. Extend a ½" all thread to the top of the previous hfs cone and attach a plate at the top end of the all thread to hold 6 11/8th inch disc magnets set by drawn pattern. This will be known as plate 1. Drawing of this plate and accompanying plate 2 with 5 magnets set by drawn pattern will be shown later. Magnets will be in rejection to each other on each plate. Plate 2 will have a shaft that will be attached to the dc motor.
4. Place steel washers to face of all magnets on plates 1 and 2.
5. Build holder to hold dc motor on top of plate 2 so as to turn plate 2 using motor.
6. Place as many as possible ¾" steel washers on top of the magnets now on the steel tubing on the face of wheel B and the face of wheel C.
7. Extend the copper wire screen to 24" instead of 10".
8. Place plastic stanchions between the previous hfs wing and top board at 3 and 1/2".
9. Design and pour concrete 6" disc mixed with cement, sand, and baking soda and attach to top of center magnet on wheel C.
10. Cut and place skin to top attachment after the replacement of the cone to wing.
11. Write summary of how and what all this is supposed to accomplish.
12. Continue tests.

Items 1,2,3/4 of 3 with previous part of centering magnet having to be redone, all of 6 with 6 having a revision to placing and gluing most of the magnets available on top of the skin of plate one atop each magnet, and 7 have been completed. 11/22/99 (note number 10 addition to list)

The summary will include items 3, 4, and 6. These items will greatly enhance the operation of the drum device if implemented.

Tracy.

Here are the changes I’m now in the process of making to implement plan B.

1. Purchase and install come-a-long to lift entire top of device that holds the top two plates as a unit. This will include the skin kept attached to the top board. Refer to photo 1.
2. Finish cutting the center hole out of the top board after the top board has been marked for placement of the top cone taken from the previous hfs.
3. Replace the two 3" center magnets in rejection with two 6" magnets to be in attraction. Extend a ½" all thread to the top of the previous hfs cone and attach a plate at the top end of the all thread to hold 6 11/8th inch disc magnets set by drawn pattern. This will be known as plate 1. Drawing of this plate and accompanying plate 2 with 5 magnets set by drawn pattern will be shown later. Magnets will be in rejection to each other on each plate. Plate 2 will have a shaft that will be attached to the dc motor.
4. Place steel washers to face of all magnets on plates 1 and 2.
5. Build holder to hold dc motor on top of plate 2 so as to turn plate 2 using motor.
6. Place as many as possible ¾" steel washers on top of the magnets now on the steel tubing on the face of wheel B.
7. Extend the copper wire screen to 24" instead of 10".
8. Place plastic stanchions between the previous hfs wing and top board at 3 and 1/2".
9. Cut and place skin to top attachment after the replacement of the cone to wing.
10. Design and pour concrete 6" disc mixed with cement, sand, and baking soda and attach to top of center magnet on wheel C.
11. Add buddy's device to top of cone.
12. Write summary of how and what all this is supposed to accomplish.
13. Continue tests.

Items 1,2,3/4 of 3 with previous part of centering magnet having to be redone, all of 6 with 6 having a revision to placing and gluing most of the magnets available on top of the skin of plate one atop each magnet, and 7 have been completed. 11/22/99 (note number 10 addition to list)

Items 1,2 completed, last part of 3 replaced with item 11, 4 discarded, 5 revised to accommodate buddy device atop cone, 6 was redone as mentioned and placed on top of aluminum sheeting due to unevenness of top plate on wheel B (refer to photo 2),7 completed, 8 begun and I'm using those nylon 2x2's I purchased very cheaply from Boeing Surplus Store (refer to photo 2b and photo 2c), 10 completed (refer to photo 2b). (note number 11 addition to list)

Tracy.

Here are the changes I’m now in the process of making to implement plan B.

1. Purchase and install come-a-long to lift entire top of device that holds the top two plates as a unit. This will include the skin kept attached to the top board. Refer to photo 1.
2. Finish cutting the center hole out of the top board after the top board has been marked for placement of the top cone taken from the previous hfs
3. Replace the two 3" center magnets in rejection with two 6" magnets to be in attraction. Extend a ½" all thread to the top of the previous hfs cone and attach a plate at the top end of the all thread to hold 6 11/8th inch disc magnets set by drawn pattern. This will be known as plate 1. Drawing of this plate and accompanying plate 2 with 5 magnets set by drawn pattern will be shown later. Magnets will be in rejection to each other on each plate. Plate 2 will have a shaft that will be attached to the dc motor.
4. Place steel washers to face of all magnets on plates 1 and 2.
5. Build holder to hold dc motor on top of plate 2 so as to turn plate 2 using motor.
6. Place as many as possible ¾" steel washers on top of the magnets now on the steel tubing on the face of wheel B.
7. Extend the copper wire screen to 24" instead of 10".
8. Place plastic stanchions between the previous hfs wing and top board at 3 and 1/2".
9. Cut and place skin to top attachment after the replacement of the cone to wing.
10. Design and pour concrete 6" disc mixed with cement, sand, and baking soda and attach to top of center magnet on wheel C.
11. Add buddy's device to top of cone.
12. Attach row of magnets in sets of 4 around the outside skin of the top cone housing. Every two magnets are tape together using masking tape with north facing north and blocked against ourside skin with edge to skin. Each set is approximately adjacent to the cross pieces of the buddy device inside the top housing.
13. Write summary of how and what all this is supposed to accomplish.
14. Continue tests.

Items 1,2,3/4 of 3 with previous part of centering magnet having to be redone, all of 6 with 6 having a revision to placing and gluing most of the magnets available on top of the skin of plate one atop each magnet, and 7 have been completed. 11/22/99 (note number 10 addition to list)

Items 1,2 completed, last part of 3 replaced with item 11, 4 discarded, 5 revised to accommodate buddy device atop cone, 6 was redone as mentioned and placed on top of aluminum sheeting due to unevenness of top plate on wheel B (refer to photo 2),7 completed, 8 begun and I'm using those nylon 2x2's I purchased very cheaply from Boeing Surplus Store (refer to photo 2b and photo 2c), 10 completed (refer to photo 2b). (note number 11 addition to list)

11/28/99. Items 1,2,3 replaced with buddy device,4 discarded, 5 discarded, 6,7,8,10,11 and 12 have been completed. Item 9 on hold. Item 13 has been discussed in e-mails in the last few days. Item 14 now under way.

Testing began at 1025 hoursPST at the slowest rotation in a ccw direction. A smooth clackey clack sound was being heard along with a deep humming noise. This same sound is reminiscence of a train ride with non-continuous rails. The humming sound is one I don't recognize, but is very rhythmic, enough to lull one to sleep. There was very little interference on the TV. After two hours, the clacky clack sound disappeared and the sound became smooth as if the motor wasn't attached anymore. The vibration which was quite noticeable had dampened somewhat, but still remained. The humming sound became louder and more rhythmic. Still no interference on the TV. This is the first time I've noticed any body reaction other than hay fewer symptoms from the machine while it is operating. There is a very strong tightness to my entire head and this tightness disappears completely soon as I leave the garage and returns soon as I reappear in the garage. Other than that, I've not noticed anything. I will continue to let the motor operate at high speed and if nothing more is observed after a few more hours, than I will check everything to make sure everything is in place and then begin to make any modifications that may come to mind. If anything should developed, I will notify you ASAP. I've included two pics to show the buddy device installed and the outside of the device. Refer to photo 3a & photo 3b. Young 89 and Lovely lady (aka da fat lady), both my rear door neighbors have seen the testing now under way and Pouncer who was watching the device for me in my absence evidently got lulled to sleep on the job. I would fire him except it almost did the same thing to me while waiting for something to happen. He's the one in the second pic.

Tracy.

This is my report with my Tracy’s wheels as of 12/23/99. In recognition of the m3cd, I modified my Tracy’s wheels to comply with as much as possible the changes. Please refer to the url for most of the photos. Photo 5 and photo 6 show 3" magnets placed at the bottom portion of the inner cones. I used duck tape to secure then to the cones. Photo 7 shows the wiring of wheel A and wheel D. Photo 9 shows the fixed plate holding five bar magnets and the floating plate that is used to spin above the fixed plate to generate motion of wheels B and C. Photo 11 shows the complete assembly minus the top potion of the skin. Photo 12 shows the rheostat used to control the dc motor’s speed. It is dc complete and allows the motor to run as low as 1 revolution per second and full speed without torque loss. It also allows reverse. Cost was 20 dollars assembled and can be purchased from Ed Brannon at 916-924-8531.

One end of the wiring around the magnets on wheels A and D were attached to the bottom of the 3/8" steel carriage bolt that holds the 6" magnet in the center of wheel B. This wiring was in the form of a conduces winding with 8 turns. The other end was attached to top of the skin after running through both wheels A and D. On bottom of the 6" center magnet on wheel B was placed the 1" x 6" cut coffee can enclosed cement/baking soda slab. The top 6" magnet which is in attraction to the bottom one holds 5 sets of bar magnets atop it and is used to vibrate wheels B and C when a floating top plate of two sets of magnets is spun against it. Refer to photo 9. The connection rod between the dc motor on top of the cone is made up of vinyl tubing with a ½" x 11" piece of aluminum tubing with ½" space at each end to provide air gap insulation from the plate and motor.

Tests were run at lowest speed without losing momentum at 2 revolutions per second. Very good loose motion was observed on plate at end of rod. Plates B and C showed good movement although small in size of movement. This part of the test was done at 3 different times of the day at this speed for one hour each time. The motor ran at half speed and movement increased at a steady pace rocking the device as before only faster. This was again done for 3 separate hours at different times during the day. Finally, the last test was made by running the motor at full speed using the same procedure as before. All tests showed weak, but steady radio and phone interference around the top of the cone. All tests showed a large difference in this same result at the bottom edge of the device completely around the device with the faster spinning showing the greatest radio and portable phone interference. Radio was set at 1600 AM. There was no glow noticed at any time. The only other change was a slight burning od or when the plate attached to the motor began to spin. This odor quit when the wires running through the wheels was disconnected and began again when they were reconnected. The top cone was at first connected to the outer skin and half way through the tests, it was disconnected. My conclusion was there were not enough positive results to warrant any more testing with this modification. I will commence to make another addition to the device by charging the outer skin with a device Dave Squires rigged up for me to run ac current to a capacitor arrangement of the skin. Photos will accompany this addition when test results are announced. Aldo may not have the other photos posted until tomorrow.

Tracy.

Test's performed on my Tracy's wheels since my last report and using further modifications to the device have resulted in the following:

1. My bar magnets atop my 6inch magnet that are fixed in rejection to the spinning plate atop this plate appear to be disintegrating. When I touch them, they leave a large amount of black smudge on my fingers looking like carbon.

2. I am again experiencing a tremendous amount of nasal discharge from my sinuses which I have experience before when making any tests dealing with magnets or the Henthorn device. It could be because the tests are being made in an enclosed area.

3. By using the device Dave Squires assembled for me, I now have an estimate of 4 times more static and some of it seems to be vectored. A loud hum is heard from the top cone as before without the added device and the static is now most noticeable at a level plane 90 degrees to the very top board which is covered with aluminum sheet. This it the rim board the cone sits on. At the bottom edge of the skin, the static takes on a different tone being more pronounced and it continues completely around the machine. The static covers some 20 feet or more emanating from the Tracy's wheels and in the room adjacent. It is very loud having to go through the room wall. There is little TV interference.

4. The device Dave made for me uses ac current and it is attached to the skin and outer 6" aluminum sheet wrapped around the entire outside skin. Waxed butcher paper is used to separate the skin and this outer layer.

When testing the current using a Fluke 83 III multimer by placing one probe on the skin and the other on the outer layer, I read at first 260vac and then it settles down to 180vac. If I slow the dc motor spinning the plate down to 2 rps, it shows a reading of 134vac. If speed it up, it shows the same as just reported when not on. The dc volts show a reading of 154.8 rather the dc motor is spinning the plate or not.

Currently I have no further tests to be made on my behalf. If any of you would like for me to make any tests you would like to see performed, please let me know and I will try to accommodate you. Pot Belly Tom was my witness to all the results reported in this report and he is a member of the group.

Tracy.