Solar Snowman Magnet Motor explained - see video description
2,642 views · Published 25 November 2014 · 8:43 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology
I have had a couple of comments that seem a little confused over what is going on with this solar snowman and the magnetic rotor. Hopefully this video will make it clear this is a solar powered system. The solar snowman is a typical solar mover that uses sunlight to rock him by pulsing current through a coil under his pendulum magnet that rocks his arms. The electricity produced by the solar cell is stored in a capacitor. The circuitry then discharges the capacitor through the coil generating a magnetic field. That repels the magnet on his pendulum and that makes him rock. The speed of this cycle is dependent on the strength of the light hitting the solar cell, the more power the faster the capacitor charges and the faster he can rock. I have attached magnets to his hands so that as he rocks they interact with the magnets on the rotor. With every pulse from the solar circuitry his arm moves up and his magnet gets closer to the rotor and repels the nearest magnet. As his arm drops down the magnet is moved slightly further away from the rotor allowing the next magnet to move into place. His arm is then pushed up again by the next pulse from the solar circuit and the cycle continues. If the cycle is in sync with the speed the rotor has obtained each magnet is repelled in turn as it passes. If it is not synchronised the cycle is quickly broken and the rotor stops spinning. Lidmotor's video Solar Turkey and the Permanent Magnet Motor https://youtu.be/OUsF5s2hrQg Slider2732's video Lidmotor's 90 degree dancing rotor https://youtu.be/nx4B-Sy5WXQ My first video https://youtu.be/8g3RuAv50Wk My second video https://youtu.be/odbTPyxSmNk My third video https://youtu.be/b0MQsvCQ5rM Camera FujiFilm FinePix S4800 Editor Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition Solar snowman magnet motor https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1Kpa5_w3B-K5UmV0edD_Wb Magnets https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB29gSQavaGm8H2vqVg8kcgJ Solar Power Power https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1SVLRn_D16dRvTrocMhFPq Electronic projects https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB00lxaX8BD46F1QDJTe7Em4 Grandad's Pulse Motors https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2eAGm-vZ64LWlDNDsGikut Lemon, Potato, Vinegar etc Power https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB24tJDQHdmjgpFGwfvwvnnn Solar snowman https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2IsZs-7feda7BZFdPpxHdN My Channels GrandadIsAnOldMan https://bit.ly/2T3x6RX GrandadsOtherChannel https://bit.ly/2yW5uYb Put a rubber band on it https://bit.ly/2T3OF4j Number4 https://bit.ly/3cG4fuZ You can help keep my channel running with coffee and cakes at Patreon https://bit.ly/35XFasL If you don't like Patreon you use Kofi instead https://bit.ly/3dNusI9 Merchandise on RedBubble https://rdbl.co/2yJv56H Merchandise on Cotton Cart https://bit.ly/2xZymOP Merchandise on Teespring https://bit.ly/2Zby02T Twitter https://bit.ly/3fMUgFN FaceBook https://bit.ly/3csbruk Pinterest https://bit.ly/2WTuuXP Instagram https://bit.ly/2WPLa2F Thingiverse https://bit.ly/35WfSem Tinkercad https://bit.ly/2WUrM4q Oldest videos https://bit.ly/2Z4RBl1 Most Popular https://bit.ly/3cx0lUP Newest videos https://bit.ly/2T3TryJ Playlists https://bit.ly/3dI9mdV I have thousands of videos on YouTube, to find one try my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk I am happy for you to show my content as part of your own projects or in public settings as long as you clearly credit GrandadIsAnOldMan. Do not copy my video content and pass it off as your own. #GrandadIsAnOldMan #GrandadsOtherChannel #Putarubberbandonit #Number4
