Sigman
* The Arctic Moderator *
WOW...a fellow at work demonstrated his AC magnet for non-ferrous metals to me at work today. He made me take a 1" square of aluminum, test it with a conventional magnet (of course I knew it wouldn't pick it up) to make sure "no tricks" were involved.
He sets up his AC magnet, places the aluminum under the suspended magnet, plugs it in and....whoooosh the plate is transported up to the magnet. AMAZING...then he explained it to me. I love science & electricity...must have been in a closet for all these years or didn't read enough Popular Sciences!
Just do a Google search for AC magnet and you'll run across it...not a new item, though I'd never seen one before. Though not explained well in theory (I'm sure there are more detailed explanations in webland...), here's a site that explains how to build one.
He sets up his AC magnet, places the aluminum under the suspended magnet, plugs it in and....whoooosh the plate is transported up to the magnet. AMAZING...then he explained it to me. I love science & electricity...must have been in a closet for all these years or didn't read enough Popular Sciences!
Just do a Google search for AC magnet and you'll run across it...not a new item, though I'd never seen one before. Though not explained well in theory (I'm sure there are more detailed explanations in webland...), here's a site that explains how to build one.