MPH's Pulse Motor Lab

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Pulse Motor Blog

Complete written guides on pulse motors, Bedini SSG circuits, coil winding, back EMF, and more from MPH's Pulse Motor Lab. Pair each guide with the full-length YouTube video when available.

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🔧Build··14 min

How to Build a Pulse Motor: Parts, Coil Gap, First Spin

Build a working DIY pulse motor this weekend: parts list (~$20–$60), 1–3 mm coil placement, transistor circuit, reed/Hall timing, and…

DIYBeginnerTutorial
🔬Experiments··11

Putting Drive Coil on My Turbo Drive Concept for Counter Rotator

I fired up the counter rotator at 2.5 volts and started putting drive coil sections in place to see how the mutual inductance and caps…

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🔬Experiments··12

Coil Passes in My Pulse Motor Sandbox (Magnet Induction Test)

Papa Bale tests coil passes on a 6-magnet rotor and 8-electromagnet stator.

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🔬Experiments··11

Coil Right There: 2 Circuits Running a Third Room Still for Growth

Papa Bale here with a messy bench update.

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🔬Experiments··12

Three Magnet Rotor One: Lessons from a Pulse Motor That Ripped Apart

I fire up two circuits at once, chase meter spikes, and retell the day a three magnet rotor one literally exploded at speed.

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🔬Experiments··12

Amp Funnel Coil: 8-Magnet Pulse Motor Lab (EP:1)

Papa Bale fires up his 8-magnet 8-coil amp funnel coil pulse motor on a truncated Bedini circuit.

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🔬Experiments··12

motor rotor magnets: I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running at 3V

Real bench time with motor rotor magnets on a pulse motor rotor.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Ran an 8 Magnet Pulse Motor with Induction Coils Bedini-Style

Real measurements from my horizontal 8-magnet pulse motor using induction coils Bedini-style.

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🔬Experiments··12

Amp Funnel Coil Powers 8 Neo Cube Magnet Pulse Motor to 1300 RPM

I tested an amp funnel coil on a generator setup with eight neo cube magnets.

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🔬Experiments··12 min

Bedini SSG: First Induction Coil Under Big Coil & Scope Readings

Real bench test of a Bedini SSG running with the first induction coil placed under the drive coil and wired in series to the big coil.

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🔬Experiments··12

On and Off Switch for My Low-Volt Pulse Motor (Graphite Balance)

I finally got the Utron floating on maglev with donut magnets and tested what a simple on and off switch plus graphite balance does for…

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🔬Experiments··12

Reed Switch Pulse Motor: One Magnet, Magnetic Field Lines & More

Papa Bale works on several projects at once.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Reed Switch Motor Running (With Big Transistor Self-Runner Tests)

Hands-on test of a reed switch motor self-runner using one coil, counter rotating magnets, and a big transistor.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Hooked Bedini Output Onto the Coil – Here’s What Happened

Testing the Bedini output onto the coil instead of the cap bank.

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🔬Experiments··12

Bedini Does Spike: Speed Increases Through Induction in Three Magnet System

I let the cap bank charge then pulled the plug on this three magnet system 120 setup.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Final Build Self Runner Spinning Strong

After 36 different rewirings this final build self runner is the clear winner.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Tome Self Runner Pulse Motor Running (Reed Switch)

Bench testing a reed-switch timed pulse motor with cap bank swaps, resistance balancing, and magnet flips.

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🔬Experiments··12

Producing Self Running Power: Pulse Motor Hits Almost 1.5V

Real bench test of a pulse motor generating induction into its own cap bank.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Switched to One Coil Because It Clears a Deeper Hum

Real talk from the bench on the latest counter rotator build.

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🔬Experiments··8 min

Reading Oscilloscope Output on a Pulse Motor

Back-EMF spikes, pulse width, transistor waveforms, healthy vs troubled traces.

OscilloscopeMeasurement
⚙️Optimization··9 min

How to Maximize RPM on Your Pulse Motor

Pulse timing, transistor speed, coil inductance, magnet count, rotor balance — every major RPM variable.

RPMTuning
❓Fundamentals··6 min

Pulse Motor vs Conventional Electric Motor

Pulsed vs continuous current, back-EMF recovery, and where each design excels.

ComparisonMotors
🔩Components··6 min

Best Neodymium Magnets for Pulse Motor Rotors

N52 vs N35, disc vs block, count, polarity rules, and safety.

NeodymiumMagnets
🔧Build··7 min

Using a Hall Effect Sensor in Your Pulse Motor Build

Wire, position, and tune a Hall sensor as the trigger — replacing bifilar trigger coils for adjustable timing.

Hall SensorTiming
🔬Experiments··8 min

Can a Pulse Motor Charge Batteries? What Experiments Show

Back-EMF charging, surface charge vs real capacity, honest methods, and supercapacitors.

BatteryChargingBEMF
❓Fundamentals··12 min

Pulse Motor: How It Works + Papa Bale's Build Video

A pulse motor uses timed coil pulses to spin magnets.

ExplainedBeginnerPillar
🚀Beginner··7 min

Pulse Motors for Beginners: Start Here

New to pulse motors?

BeginnerRoadmap
⚡Circuit··10 min

Bedini Motor & SSG Circuit Guide (Beginner Bedini Explained)

Bedini motor / Bedini SSG circuit explained: bifilar winding, self-triggering transistor, back EMF recovery, and how it relates to a…

BediniSSGCircuit
📊Theory··9 min

Understanding Back EMF in Pulse Motors

What back EMF is, why it matters, how to measure it, and how to build a BEMF recovery circuit.

Back EMFBEMFPhysics
🔩Components··8 min

How to Wind Coils for a Pulse Motor (Step by Step)

Bifilar vs single winding, core materials, winding direction, and resistance targets.

CoilsWinding
🔩Components··7 min

Best Wire Gauge for Pulse Motor Coils (AWG Guide)

16AWG, 20AWG, 22AWG, 26AWG, and Litz compared — resistance, turns, and Papa Bale's experience.

AWGWireCoils
🔩Components··7 min

Which Transistor for Your Pulse Motor? (2N3055, TIP31, and More)

Compare common transistors — switching speed, heat, current ratings, and recommendations.

TransistorElectronics
🔬Experiments··12

I Got 220mA from This Litz Wire Coil Pickup

Real test numbers from a 26AWG Litz wire coil used as pickup with a 16AWG dual drive.

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🔧Build··8 min

Pulse Motor Rotor Design: Magnets, Materials and Balance

Rotor types, magnet selection, polarity, balancing techniques, and bearings.

RotorMagnets
❓Fundamentals··6 min

Pulse Motor vs Bedini Motor: What's the Difference?

Not the same thing — circuits, efficiency focus, and use cases explained clearly.

ComparisonBedini
🔬Experiments··11

I Charged a Supercap to 4V With My Counter-Rotating Device (Bridge Rectifier)

Bench test of the counter-rotating device showing bridge rectifier charging, resonance troubleshooting, and a quick safety relay upgrade…

pulse motorbridge rectifiercounter rotating device
📊Theory··8 min

Pulse Motors and Free Energy: What's Actually Going On?

Papa Bale's honest take on the overunity debate — what experiments show without overclaiming.

Free EnergyHonest Science
❓Fundamentals··7 min

DIY Magnetic Induction Motor: Hobbyists in 2026

How pulse motors fit into the broader DIY magnetic induction experiment landscape in 2026.

Magnetic InductionOverview
🔬Experiments··11 min

I Ran My Pulse Motor with a Condenser Coil Today (Good Day with Papa Bale)

A laid-back bench session showing the condenser coil pulse motor hitting high RPM, pulling double duty as an air filter, and…

pulse motorcondenser coilback emf recovery
🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Put a 100 Watt Load on My Hall Effect Controller

Live bench test running a multi-coil pulse motor at 75 volts with a bright 120W halogen output.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running Faster with an External Trigger (Starter Solenoid Wire Diagram)

Papa Bale shares live bench results comparing an external trigger coil to bifilar on a small 5.5 inch rotor.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running (Electric Type)

Shop footage and bench talk on my latest electric type pulse motor experiments.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running (Vape Pen Battery Charger)

Bench footage of a north-south pulse motor charging a vape pen battery at 3 volts.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Put a Dual Bifilar Coil on 3 Volts and Watched the Pickup Coil Stack Voltage

Bench test of a dual bifilar coil running at 3V with a separate pickup coil producing 38-39V DC.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My 4 Bifilar Coil Pulse Motor Generator Running

Bench test of a compact 4-coil pulse motor on 12 V.

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🔬Experiments··12

Using Pancake Coil in My Latest Pulse Motor Run – What the Numbers Show

Real-time bench test using pancake coil with signal generator, closed loop on a single battery.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My Hall Effect Sensor Motor Running (16AWG Coil)

Testing a low-cost 16AWG coil pulse motor on 3 volts, then 5 volts.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Ran a Double SSG in a Closed Single Loop (One Battery)

Bench test of two SSG circuits wired so the output of the first feeds the second, all returning to a single battery through capacitor banks.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Captured a Clean Coil Sine Wave Across the Middle Coil

Solid-state experiment with two frequencies.

solid stateoscilloscopemagnetic induction
🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running (Trigger Coil)

Hands-on test of a trigger coil pulse motor plus reed switch experiments.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Built a Solid State Generator with a 500 Turn Coil (and Trifer Coil)

Real measurements from a solid state generator running a trifer coil on the bench.

solid state generatortrifer coilcoil winding
🔬Experiments··11

I Ran My Pulse Motor Mayhem Workshop Build – Here’s What Happened

Real workshop run of a compact pulse motor hitting nearly 3000 RPM and spiking over 12kV on low voltage.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Measured Eddy Currents in My Pulse Motor Setup

Papa Bale tests eddy currents with a stationary aluminum disc on a pulse motor.

pulse motoreddy currentsaluminum disc
🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running Better with 30 Gauge Coil Off

Heavy nine magnet rotor flywheel on SSG, bridge rectifier pulse charging, and what happens when you switch the 30 gauge coil off – real…

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running with a 180 Degree Rotor

Swapped the trigger coil for two reed switches on this motor 180 degree rotor.

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🔬Experiments··11 min

I Finally Got the SSG Running My 4 Magnet 180-Degree Pulse Motor

Testing an SSG circuit with external triggers on a 4-magnet rotor set at 180 degrees.

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🔬Experiments··12 min

I Ran 4 Parallel Drive Coils Pulse Motor and Got 55V 1A Out

Bench test of a four-coil parallel drive coils pulse motor on one reed switch.

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🔬Experiments··9

I Finally Got My Hall Effect Controller Pulse Motor Running (Reed Switch)

First spin of Papa Bale's reverse gyro build: magnets outside pulse, rotor permanent magnets, electromagnetic coils the rotor.

pulse motorreed switchgyro
🔬Experiments··12

Papa's Pulse Motor Gets a Transistor Upgrade Sensor Coil and Hits 700 RPMs

I swapped to a transistor upgrade sensor coil on my 4-magnet rotor with three coils in series.

pulse motortransistorsensor coil
🔬Experiments··12

Simple Circuit Reed Switch Runs My Six Magnet Rotor to 1033 RPM

I fired up a basic pulse motor with a simple circuit reed switch and clocked my six magnet rotor at 1033 RPM.

pulse motorreed switchrpm test
🔬Experiments··11

Rotor Bifilar Test: 4-Magnet Results in Our Pulse Motor Speed Challenge

We put the 4-magnet rotor through a rotor bifilar test using two different bifilar coil sets and dual SG circuits.

pulse motorbifilar coilSG circuit
🔬Experiments··11

Motor Mayhem Magnet Rotor Speed Test at 12 Volts (6 Magnets)

I took the 12-slot rotor, pulled half the magnets, and ran a full motor mayhem magnet rotor speed test at 12 volts with bifilar coils.

pulse motormagnet rotorrpm test
🔬Experiments··11

Two Bedini Circuits Running a 9-Mag Rotor and 4-Mag Rotor at 600 RPMs

I tested two Bedini circuits on one pulse motor – one coil per circuit – with a 9 magnet rotor on one side and a 4 magnet rotor Celtic…

pulse motorbedinissg circuit
🔬Experiments··11

Next Coil Basically: Chaining SSG Coils on My Pulse Motor

I hooked three 1000-turn bi-filar coils together so the spike from one fires the next.

pulse motorSSG circuitBedini coil
🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running (Reed Switch)

Hooking a reed switch into the multi pulse motor setup with coil 32 32.

pulse motorreed switchcoil 32 32
🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running on a Single a Battery

Real bench footage of a pulse motor spinning from one battery.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running (Magnet Rotor)

Papa Bale plays with his tabletop pulse motor toy.

pulse motormagnet rotortabletop toy
🔬Experiments··12

Coil Inside Pulse Motor: Trifecta Wave Coil on Stator Adds Speed

I put a trifecta wave coil inside the set circuit on the stator and the pulse motor woke right up.

pulse motortrifecta coilcoil inside
🔬Experiments··12

I Built My First Pancake Bifilar Coil for the Pulse Motor

First attempt at a pancake bifilar coil held together with electrical tape.

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🔬Experiments··12

Ways Get Gen Coil to Drive My Pulse Motor (Many Different Tries)

I spent the afternoon trying every idea I had to get gen coil to drive the main drive coil on the pulse motor.

pulse motorgenerator coilhall effect
🔬Experiments··12

I Put One Magnet in the Center to Run My Pulse Motor (N/S Array)

How I solved the alternating north south magnet array problem on the rotor by adding one central magnet timed to the reed switch.

pulse motorreed switchnorth south array
🔬Experiments··11

6+6 Offset Magnet Rotor Pulse Motor (205V Bench Test)

Testing a pulse motor rotor carrying six magnets on the edge plus six offset underneath.

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🔬Experiments··12

Permanent Magnet Experiments: Pulse Motor Lift with Magnets Underneath Rotor

I removed the stator permanent magnets and tested magnetic levitation on my six-coil reed switch pulse motor.

pulse motorpermanent magnetmagnetic levitation
🔬Experiments··12

Motor Solenoid Basics: All You Need to Build a Pulse Motor & Demo

Papa Bale shares the starter parts and a live demo for building your own pulse motor using a simple motor solenoid, rotor, reed switch,…

pulse motordiy motorsolenoid
🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Upgraded to a 250N Solenoid (Dramatic Speed Response)

Hands-on test of the 250N solenoid upgrade showing dramatic speed response from 3.5V to 12V.

pulse motorsolenoid upgradereed switch
🔬Experiments··11

Made Some Minor Adjustments — Pulse Motor Rotor Magnets Run Better

I added graphite lube, balanced the levitation discs a bit better, and watched the pulse motor rotor magnets spin at only 1.74 volts.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My Solenoid Pulse Motor Running with a 24-Node Magnet Array

Modified the pulse motor down to one solenoid and loaded 24 magnets on the rotor.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Pulse Motor Running (Reed Switch)

After a few smoky failures I finally got the reed switch motor to run on its own.

reed switch motorpulse motorDIY motor
🔬Experiments··12

I Dabbed With a Few Different Coils on My Pulse Motor Build

Quick hands-on test of several coils at 12 volts.

pulse motorcoil testdiy experiment
🔬Experiments··11

While Waiting for Supplies I Messed With Magnet Wire and a Double Helix Idea

Killing time before the next box of magnets arrives by flipping every third magnet and winding a few coils.

magnet wiredouble helixmagnetic sculpture
🔬Experiments··11

I Spun a Magnet Disc for 8 Turns With One Nudge (Magnetic Friction)

Hands-on look at magnet magnetic motion using a simple levitating stack.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got My Bar Magnet Magnetic Field Levitation Working

Watch the bar magnet magnetic field lift and spin an 8-inch disc using six donut magnets.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Explain Permanent Magnet While Spinning My Saw Blade Windmill

Hands-on look at permanent magnet behavior on a levitating saw blade windmill.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Spun My New Disc with Staggered Magnet Setup NS-NS Pattern

Testing a new disc built with a staggered magnet setup in NS-NS pattern.

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🔬Experiments··12

Is Levitation Real? My Quick Coil Demo Proves It

Hands-on test of magnet levitation over coils.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My Ferrite Donut Magnets Spinning Smooth

Testing big ferrite donut magnets on poles with perfect-fit holes.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Got My RL Circuit Levitation Spinning (Trike Vision)

Hands-on magnetic levitation experiment using stacked discs and three external magnets.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Tested the Magnetic Field Equation for Solenoid on a Simple Wheel (Less Is More)

Hands-on test of clockwise versus counterclockwise with permanent magnets and poles.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Balanced These Donut Magnets (One Flick = 8 Minutes)

These donut magnets are floating and spinning with almost zero energy input.

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🔬Experiments··10

Donut Magnets Outside Poles — Opposing Ring Magnets Extend Spin

I floated an 8-inch disc on another with three opposing donut magnets on the outer edge.

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🔬Experiments··11

I Finally Understood Stacked Magnet Disc Polarity Explained

Hands-on look at how polarity, stacking, and levitation work on acrylic magnet discs.

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🔬Experiments··9

I Built a Hexagon Magnetic Sculpture (Meaning of Magnetic Energy)

A messy, hands-on look at a moving hexagon magnetic sculpture made with ring magnets.

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🔬Experiments··12

I Got 7+ Minutes of Magnet Disc Spin With One Wrist Flick

Curious what makes a magnet disc spin for over seven minutes from just a wrist flick?

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🔬Experiments··12

I Finally Got Some Push Pull & Balance on This Magnetic Levitation Pole

Early workshop session stacking magnet discs on a pole trying to nail magnetic levitation.

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