Recent content by adapterant

Glad to see that the discussion of mechanical energy storage is still alive on this forum. I have made some changes to my Lifter design and replaced the solid material, that was being raised for energy storage, with a liquid, water. It is now a Hydro Lifter. The raised water is used to provide...

One of the most difficult problems to overcome, is the lifting and positioning of the weight. I started working on an improved lifting system and finally received a patent for a gravity storage system. Gravitational energy storage is possible and viable if you are willing to work with large...

Yes, placing the beam upright along the side does give one additional leverage when tilting.

My bad, the link is a look at more than one version of what could be a Herodotus Machine. I was trying to examine the one where the block is tilted up and a short wood piece is slid under it. and it is really any ones guess that this is a more accurate version than any other. Herodotus didn't...

Simon, thanks for taking note. That link shows what has been considered to be the original design from way back. I didn't make that video. They did a pretty good job though. I believe that I have come up with a solution to my problem. I thought that the Mechanical Advantage that the block...

I started looking into the operation of a really simple machine called the "Herodotus Machine". A quick Google search gives some good info on it https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Herodotus+Machine . I wanted to use a block that was taller than it was...