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The "Hojo motor" is, according to the claims of those marketing it, a device to
produce free energy and get you off the grid forever. It is based on the work of
inventor Howard Johnson, who developed several patented advances in magnet-
The patents are real, and Johnson's inventions are certainly real, but the claim
that you can obtain free energy from magnets by using them in a particular configuration
to power a generator is completely false.
The Hojo motor is based on the concept of the magnet motor, and there is certainly
nothing wrong with that concept. Magnet motors are used in energy generation. For
example, they play an important role in efficient designs for electricity-
However, in all legitimate cases, the magnet motor merely converts energy from one
form to another; the energy has a source, and does not come from the magnets themselves.
In the case of the windmill, the energy comes from the wind. The wind turns a rotor,
which turns a generator, which produces electrical power.
So where does the energy come from that the marketers of the Hojo motor would have
you believe can power your home for free? The only visible source of energy in the
plans is the magnets themselves. But magnets represent only stored electricity, not
an ongoing power source. Use of magnets to power a generator, without any external
power source, causes the magnets to run down and lose their charge over time.
Energy on this planet comes only from three sources: direct solar, stored solar (or fossil fuels), and nuclear reactions.
Direct solar is of course energy from the sun, and powers not only solar power properly so called but also wind power and hydroelectric power.
Stored solar is sunlight that was used to grow plants and is now stored in plant matter (such as wood) and in fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas). Continued below....
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