Peter

I have completed my windings. and have wired the stator with two sets of 6 coils. Each set of 6 has a resestance of 1.4 ohms. When I use 24 volt imput and ark to the windings my roter will turn about 5 times. But I am having trouble with the transistors. When I use my slot optical switch and send a low voltage on the base, the transistor turns on but I do not see the full 24 volts through the collector to the emitter. I could see in your video you have a neon light would this help? I can get the roter to just barly turn when I use the transistor but it will not keep the rotor turning. I have tryed a 2n3055, TIP31, and a high voltage nte2594. would the use of larger wire and sodering all connections make the differance as in your motor demos on youtube?