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| Posted: 08:59pm 09 Jan 2011 |
Trev
I'd be curious to know a few dimensions. In particular, what is the diameter of the magnets and what is their center-to-center spacing distance. Also, what are the coil dimensions (o.d. & i.d.) and what is their center-to-center spacing distance each?
The reason I'm asking is from the pictures it looks like you may be creating some cancellation using round coils and round magnets of approximately (by just looking at the pictures) the same diameter and spacing. I realize you have kept the 4:3 ratio of magnets to coils and that's good, but if the same face is to pass over even a portion of both sides of the same coil at the same time, the current induced will be in reverse direction and it will cancel the total charge.
I'm speaking from experience here as I use round magnets too and have in the past created some very good-looking NON-working paper weights because I disregarded the effects of magnet-coil placement and dimensions.
By the way, a little "Mac" update is due here. I'll be back at it in less than 70 days, when my prison sentence (marriage) ends peermanently. I have to wait until it's "final" before I move on with my life.
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