Hi guys, having trouble getting my wheel to spin. I can get the magnets to repel away from the coil if I short the collector to the base, when the system is not humming. I used a 2n3055 transistor, a 120v neon bulb wired from the collector to the emitter, between the emitter and the base I wired a 1n4001 diode, and a 1n4007 was wired to the bottom of the transistor to go to the charging battery, I wired a 430 ohm resister between the base and the 1 k pot. The coil is 1000 turn of #20 magnet wire run in parallel, and I used small welding rods for the centre of the spool. The wheel is a small metal childrens bicycle tire 1 inch ceramic disc magnets spaced 2 1/2 inches apart. The coil is making a slight humming sound but will not repel the magnets. I have changed transistors out several times, and flipped the coil to make sure I have opposing poles with the magnets. It does not seem to matter which way the coil is, it aways attracts the magnets when the coil is humming.
How do I know if the transistor is burnt out ?
What is burning them out ? (I always hook up the charge battery first)
I have never seen the neon light up is it suppose to when the machine running?
Will the metal wheel have any negative effects on the system?
How fast do I have to spin the wheel manually?
And the most important question I have is how the heck do you wire the pot properly, this was not shown in the video? ( I am at about a kindergerden level when it comes to electronics. )
Any info would help
Thanks
Teryl Ahlstrom
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
