Maglev blog post #2
We made it levitate high and with a push it did not go from one side of the track to the other because it was tipping over. In the middle of the track we placed a total of 4 disk magnets on the track and 2 disk magnets next to each other on each side. We put all of the disk magnets on the track north and and all the strip magnets on the train north so it would levitate.
What we did that failed today was we put way too much tape on the train and it was too heavy so it was not levitating as much and it was also tipping over and last but not least when we pushed it went nowhere. What we learned was to take the tape off so it was not as heavy. Also what we learned was if we took the tape off it would not tip over. What we changed is put more strip magnets on the track and put 4 disk magnets in the middle of the track so it would levitate really high. Since we took the tape off the vehicle was not tipping.
For our next design we are going to try to make it levitate smoothly and carefully to the other side of the track so we can put the passengers on and if it does work we will go into the improve phase. Also we going to try to make it levitate higher. I am really excited to see what it looks like at the end of maglev.
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