Recent content by bison_bloke

It's difficult to explain, so bear with me. It's going in a product for commercial sale so I need an inexpensive solution. I've got a weight that I want to 'bounce' at different rates and heights controlled by a microcontroller. The weight varies from consumer to consumer so it needs to be able...

If that's the case, then it makes things difficult. What about the idea of a tapered core? Wouldn't that create a higher field strength as it got thicker and the air gap reduced? Has anyone tried anything like this before?

I'm an electrician, and as far as I can tell, these seem to be a good unit (though I have never used one). The biggest question is how much power you need to run your machines. You need to work this out so that you don't end up choosing a unit that's too small, and also so that you don't...

Hey, I'm wondering if a short solenoid (50mm) would be able to pull a 300mm core through it if it was open at both ends? Or would the soleniod stop acting once the core had come to the far side? I've attached a pic of what I'm trying to do (forgive the paint drawring). I'm basically trying...