Finally, I used a 15Amp darlington pair and a reed switch.  It worked then!
Infact, the magnets flew across the room after building up some speed.
Help me!!  I want to have a solid state circuit not a reed switch!
I dont know how much it matters, but I did no use bearings..   Just a tube
in a hole..  Does it need to turn on bearings so that a really small pulse
will move it
or something??
Has anyone got the circuit to work?
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