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The centerpiece of the technical mystery is the flywheel assembly—an iron rotor that Leedskalnin modified and used as part of his energy system. The device comprised a large European-style magnetically pulsed wheel, which was likely a type of "permanent magnet holder" or a magnetically pulsed rotor, connected to a two-pole reed switch relay.
How It Worked
The flywheel was rotated by magnetic forces, possibly through a process of self-resonance or magnetic oscillation. The system involved coils, relays, and a custom-built "sweet 16" pulley—named because of the gauge of wire (16 gauge) and the number of poles (initially 16, later upgraded to 24). This wheel was self-propelled, with its motion controlled by magnetic pulses that built and collapsed magnetic fields.