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Re: Electro-magnets
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Date: 
Tue, 11 Dec 2001 22:45:22 GMT
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What is your plan for the electromagnets?  If you can not find them, they are
simple to make yourself out of fine insulated (varnished) copper wire.  You
will have to do a little bit of experimenting to get the streingth just
right.  Wrap the wire into a small coil of many turns.  The more turns you
have, the more streingth you will have.  A certain amount of turns is
required to prevent drawing excess current and burning out the wire and/or
power supply.

Jim


I'm sorry if this is a bit off the subject-
Does anyone know where you can get small electro-magnets in the UK?
Nobody seems to sell them.
I am thinking of making a robot with electromagnets.

BEN
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           :-) BEN (-:



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  Re: Electro-magnets
 
IMHO is the easiest way to get strong electro-magnets to disassemble 6V relays. They include good electro-magnets. I did so and was able to hold a 500g hammer with two of them running at 6V. I used relays from FINDER (Series 55 if i remember right), (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Electro-magnets
 
In message <145.625b6f1.2947e682@aol.com>, Styxrocks@aol.com writes (...) I was going to experiment with electromagnet cranes, like the ones you see at junk yards. I will try your suggestion (when I've finished my current project). I will also try (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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