Recent content by ChaserNZ

Thanks, bummer I guess for my intended purpose. More digging to do...

Okay, so I have a somewhat new question, related though. Anyone here know about Bitter magnets? Apparently they can outperform other electromagnets a great deal, many tesla's beyond regular magnets, but use more power to do so? I read what Wikipedia had to say about the Bitter, but it left...

Oh, and thank you for your detail about your setup. Though I would have to modify greatly, there is some hope.

I had a feeling this would become an issue, but for reasons of invention and patent I cannot yet disclose with much detail what I am attempting. Sorry, I don't mean to be an elusive pain in the ass but have little choice. Yet.

Fair point, reflects the fact I am no physics expert. But what I lean toward is that scrap metal yards surely get past this issue, but how? And with what wattage/amperage? Either way, my application has to be DC powered.

No bloody way. Why shouldn't I add quantitative analysis and simply electromagnetic study to my life? My questions are not burn of minor amusement, rather intense interest in a new topic in my life, and plan to use what I learn for a serious purpose.

Surely, the voltage, the amps, play a large part n the ability to decelerate a ton and a half weight, of steel I might add. I am just trying to figure why you said No way. As. I say, I did read your Wikipedia link. But yes, it was heavy going for me.

Yes, indeed I looked up the Wikipedia link you posted. That confirmed for certain that I'm no scientist! It appeared that much of the data was written with the notion that the reader would be making ones own electromagnet. Hell may freeze over before that happens, but I assume there are myriad...

Does it make any difference that I am looking to decelerate the object rather than accelerate. To pull said object toward the electromagnet. I thought that was the usual intent?

Seems good value in the answers of both you and Sleepdeprived. Given my notion that an ebike lead acid battery could be the pwer source, I don't see why seventytwo volt battery couldn't be the power for the electromagnet. If so, could the pull on a ton and a half object not be reasonable at...

I know there have been discussions on electromagnets, but I think my question here is specific and hopefully quite different. Using DC power only, what amount of pull might I expect from, let's say, 48v of decent lead acid battery or batteries? It occurs to me that one could use an ebike...