Recent content by rexdez

Well, I sawed the motor open to reveal a ton of wire. Although, it's held together by a very tight nut, and it just spins when I try to use a ratchet on it. I was wondering if anyone had any techniques on how to remove this because I can't seem to find any links anywhere.

I just bought the 315 ft thing of cord and a spdt switch. I also just found a vacuum and now it's a pile of plastic with no motor :). I was wondering if I can use it for any projects or just scrap it for wire?

Magnet Wire I found some cheap magnet wire on radio-shacks website, and I was wondering if this is the right stuff, since it seems unusually cheap. Here is a link to the product: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2036277

Nevermind, I found some, but I don't really know how to use one and how the resistance correlates with the strength of the magnet. I am doing to this project to learn more about this topic and to pass time.

I am going to sand down the wires later today, but I do not have a multimeter. Does Radioshack/Best Buy carry those?

I have a small collection of wires and two small scale electromagnets that don't seem to work, can you tell me what I may have done wrong? Also, I heard speakers have an abundance of good wires in them, is this true, and is it worth it?

I have started to scrap small motors and such for wires, one wire I keep finding is this copper wire coated with a red substance. Does anyone have any idea what it is? I suspect it may be a chemical insulation but I have no assumptions based on fact. Also, I was wondering where I could find...

Hi, I decided to do a little weekend project and build an electromagnet. I read online to use copper wire and wrap it around an iron core. I was wondering If I could use anything other than iron, also, I hope you guys can tell me where I can commonly find the parts necessary for this project...