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Putting a drive coil on a counter-rotator: 2.5V start, capacitor-fed LEDs, mutual inductance on the bench.

6-magnet rotor vs 8 bifilar stator coils: coil passes from 400 Hz down to 100 Hz at 12–30 V, north/south fields, under 130 mA.

Papa Bale here with a messy bench update.

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

Eight-magnet eight-coil pulse motor lab — amp funnel coil wiring, pickup coils, and give-and-take battery measurements.

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

Eight-magnet pulse motor at 12V with series induction coils.

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

Watch me run a Bedini SSG with the first induction coil placed under the drive coil and wired in series to the big coil.

Watch me tweak a low-volt pulse motor with graphite for balance and a simple on and off switch.

Workshop projects including a reed switch pulse motor on the Utron — one magnet driving the coil, live bench notes.

Reed switch self-runner test: one coil, counter-rotating magnets, big transistor, with and without 9V.

Bedini output hooked onto the coil with cap banks — standard Bedini bench experiment, real results.

Three-magnet 120-degree rotor: Bedini spike into cap banks and how induction changes speed.

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

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

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

One-coil test on the counter rotator — deeper magnet hum, clip embeds, and wire tucks.

Starting at 1.5V cap bank input, Papa Bale's dual 16AWG drive pushes the system to 9V — pulling 220mA from a 12-strand 26AWG litz wire coil.

Resonance humming plagues a 20-farad supercap-charging counter-rotor.

Mag-lev rotor and condenser coil hitting 1250–1500 RPM, plus an air-filter bench trick.

Hall-effect controller on a multi-coil motor driving a 120W halogen at about 75 V.

External trigger vs bifilar on a 5.5-inch rotor — 25 V, a few watts, 1000+ RPM.

Shop footage: monopole magnets, 369 coils, transistor triggering, and pickup readings.

12-magnet north-south motor on 3 V charging a small battery through a cap bank.

Dual bifilar coil with a pickup coil at 38–39V DC, then another coil under it to test residual spin.

Four bifilar coils on 12 V — battery charge, flywheel spin-down, and coil-pack behavior.

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

Papa Bale proves you don't need expensive parts to get impressive results.

Closed-loop double SSG on one battery — bifilar coils, pot tweak, live meter readings.

Solid-state pulse motor at two frequencies: drive coil, pickup coil sine wave, and what happens when the wheel power is off.

Papa Bale cuts through misinformation to reveal core principles most hobbyists overlook: coil timing, back-EMF recovery, and fundamentals.

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

Pulse Motor Mayhem workshop run: North-South magnet rotor near 3000 RPM, 12000 V spikes on 8.8 V input.

Eddy currents from a pulse motor: magnets under a stationary aluminum disc, pickup-coil voltages, contactless bench notes.

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

180° rotor with two reeds and two powered circuits — choppy torque and 10–38 V flyback.

SSG with reversed external triggers on a 4-magnet 180° rotor — 5 V start, 12 V run.

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

Coils inside, magnets outside — first reverse-gyro spin at about 35 V and reed timing.

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

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

Four magnets on the rotor, 20/30 AWG bifilar coils, held at 12V DC.

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.

Two Bedini circuits on a pulse motor: 9-magnet rotor and 4-magnet Celtic cross, both around 600 RPM.

Three Bedini-style coils chained so one negative spike fires the next.

Hooking a reed switch into the multi pulse motor: transistor out, 200 ohm resistor, amp and volt readings on the bench.

The most beginner-friendly pulse motor tutorial.

A simple tabletop toy becomes the perfect vehicle for explaining the real point of pulse motor experiments.

Inner trifecta wave coil on the pulse motor stator: 2.16 V run, trigger inside the set circuit, flywheel after cutoff.

First pancake bifilar coil on the pulse motor: 28 and 26 AWG, electrical tape, iron filing core, and why the hall effect replaces a…

Bench tests trying to let a generator coil drive the main pulse-motor coil.

North/south magnet array on the rotor: one central magnet times the reed switch, aluminum-core drive coil, three 120-degree generator…

Six magnets on the edge plus six offset underneath.

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

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

Papa Bale installs a 250N solenoid magnet and the results are immediate.

Small tweaks make a huge difference — adjusting magnet height, reed switch positioning, and coil proximity transformed this pulse motor…

Reduced solenoid magnets down to ONE and bumped the rotor array to 24 magnets.

Reed switch on a wood stick, 1-3-1 magnets, 15–24 V and tiny current.

Testing different coils with 12 volts — the violent magnetic response, rapid heat buildup, and what happens when a floating coil meets a…

Double helix design with 72 magnets in N-S stagger pattern — preparing the foundation for an ambitious magnetic sculpture build.

Four friction sources explored with micro-voltage generation — levitation versus bearing performance.

Six donut magnets create unique levitation with 40+ second spins using push-pull magnetic forces.

Planning a saw blade windmill design using magnetic principles — combining renewable energy concepts with pulse motor technology.

Magnetic levitation combined with electrical coil operation — exploring the relationship between the two.

Testing a staggered NS-NS magnet configuration — how alternating pole arrangements affect rotor behavior.

Testing quarter-inch magnetic poles against quarter-inch holes — precision experiments in magnetic field concentration.

A vision for magnetic levitation in transportation applications — exploring how pulse motors might power future vehicles.

Comparing clockwise and counterclockwise rotation efficiency under the less-is-more design principle.

Achieving more output with less input, and using fewer magnets for better results.

Three opposing donut magnets on outside poles under a floating 8-inch disc — longer spin, visible push kicks, and balance lessons from…

Deep dive into polarity with stacked magnet discs — how magnetic orientation affects performance.

Building a hexagonal magnetic sculpture — combining art and engineering in a uniquely shaped permanent magnet array.

A 3-disc levitation stack spins for 7 minutes 32 seconds from one wrist flick — and 30 minutes with a fan.

Papa Bale spends hours testing magnetic levitation on a pole with interchangeable discs.