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jim hardy
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moment of inertia is a property of a shape, set by where on that shape its mass is located. That's what changes when your magnets shuttle back and forth inside the tubes.chazemz said:the rotor arms moment of inertia increases when the magnets are forced together and drop when de loading occurs.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mi.html
Keep on plugging away at it
old jim