Allot of chatter abounds across the web about the Mylow motor and its possibilities. I really don't like having to say this, but the design will not last. It will run down.
He must be given credit though for achieving self rotation by following the Howard Johnson gate design. Howard Johnson gates kill magnets eventually. Anytime you allow repel to creep into a magnet engine design, It will run down. I talk about how a magnet is made at length under the magnet section on this website. The static spin image will simply not last with repel when used in a rotating wheel configuration. One can stack magnets on top of each other in a static repel configuration and it will not damage the spin image. But when these spin images go into rotation against each other, from my experience it is doomed to fail eventually. This is why you haven't seen these designs sold on the open market. For example: Howard Johnson, Perendev, Steorn and so forth. Personally, I have never wanted to patent or sell a design to the public. But believe me, I have had my share of failures, and I speak from years of experience. Success can come from pure attraction with the correct rotation and some gravity thrown into the mix.
First rule: Stand your wheel up. Take a look at the drawing below (Wheel Image) to follow along with my explanation. Notice that manually picking up the weight at 9:00 o'clock causes the wheel to become severely unbalanced from the weight at 3:00 o'clock, and gravity from that weight will cause the wheel to turn clockwise until finding balance at the 6:00 o'clock position . Rule #2: Any weight(s) above the 9 and 3 o'clock parallel line, will lose some of its weight to the axle or center in a unbalanced situation. The greatest torque to be acquired from the wheel using gravity lies at the configuration shown in the drawing. For instance, remove the pendulums from the wheel and fasten a magnet at each point where they were attached. The 9 and 3 points. Build a bracket of some sort to hold a attraction stator magnet at the 10:00 o'clock position. It will now attract the 9:00 o'clock wheel magnet when it comes in range of each others flux (the same action as picking up the pendulum weight). The 3:00 o'clock magnet now senses the unbalance and helps turn the wheel using gravity to its 6:00 o'clock point. You now have (2) powerful forces turning the wheel using magnetic attraction and gravity. We still have a sticky spot when the attraction magnets meet at the 10:00 o'clock position. But you have built up allot of torque using both forces before reaching that position. If the wheel magnets weight is slightly more than the attraction force between the wheel and stator magnet, it will jump through the sticky spot and keep going. Install pendulums which will increase wheel momentum. Only the one stator magnet is used (a large horseshoe) and your magnets will last indefinitely. NOTE: The repel leg of the horseshoe magnet is turned away from the wheel and is attached to iron. (Magnetic absorption to substantially weaken the repel leg) The attraction side of the horseshoe is all that one needs. Starting from the bloch wall to the strong end. The longer the horseshoe, the better. This 9 and 3 method will also increase pulse motor speed and torque.
UPDATE:
This is my response to a email I received. "I just cannot get my wheel to work."
Sir, The main problem I see is you need to get larger with your wheel and have it in perfect balance. The larger the better. A bare minimum of 3 feet. Once a large wheel mass starts rotating, it is harder to impede rotation. It is also easier to keep it rotating with just a nudge for every single rotation of the wheel. The distance from the axle to the perimeter is needed for more leverage when you remove the mass weight by attraction from the opposite side of the wheel. This gives you more speed and torque to get thru the gate at somewhere around 10:00 o'clock where the attraction magnets meet. I have always repeated to everyone that you must get large with your wheels. Small diameter wheels are painful to deal with. Most will not work. This is probably the reason Bessler was so large with his wheels. They are easier to work with and offer a better probability of success. Also, don't make the mistake of getting too close with your attracting magnets. The attracting flux reaches out waaaaaaay further than most folks realize. Finally, your mass weight of the magnet(s) must be more than the attracting pull of the magnet. A few hours of experimenting with a magnet wheel and expecting immediate success is futile. I have spent days to weeks in the past adjusting magnets before finally succeeding in getting it past the gate and keeping it self rotating. Be patient.
Wheel Drawing
