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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

The most beginner-friendly pulse motor tutorial.

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

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.