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I usually use 2 6-volt batteries for each magnet, which gets hot fairly quickly (within 30-45s). Edit: It gets hotter much faster for the first (stronger) magnet of the two pictures I sent. It's possible that the problem is with the second magnet.

Thank you! They look kind of rough right now because I've been experimenting with stuff a lot (this is my first time doing something like this), plus I'm only using materials I had on hand, but here they are. The one in the first pic is stronger, if that helps answer my question at all. :

I have two homemade electromagnets and I need them to repel each other (essentially, be able to physically spin around). Each feels about as strong as a decent fridge magnet when connected, however when I put their opposite poles next to each other, they do not repel - they only feel like...