Electromagnets and Permenant Magnets Combined

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Attaching a permanent magnet to an unpowered electromagnet may not significantly alter its behavior when powered, as the electromagnet will still repel the permanent magnet according to its magnetic strength. The discussion highlights that using non-ferrous materials like brass and aluminum for tattoo machine frames prevents unwanted magnetism that can degrade performance, unlike iron or steel. The interaction between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet could involve factors such as the density of the magnetic field and back EMF induced in the solenoid during activation. The original poster expresses a willingness to conduct further tests to explore these effects. Overall, the combination of electromagnets and permanent magnets presents interesting dynamics that merit experimentation.
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Hi,
Would an electromagnts or solenoid behave any different if a permenant magnet was attached to it when it is powered up? For example, if I had a opposing pole type electromagnet and I attached the north pole end of a permenant magnet to the north pole end of the unpowered electromagnet. Now if I power up the electromagnet would it behave in the normal manner and repel the permenant magnet with the magnetic strength with the same electrical current?
 
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I can only comment on this from a non professional standpoint. I am just an average dude, but from my experiments and knowledge of tattoo machines, I would have to say not. I have found that brass and aluminum are best suited for machine frame bases because the iron and steel ones develop magnetism during use and this condition deteriorates the performance of the machine. The electromagnets that power the machine cause the iron to become a permanent magnet and it throws all the settings out. With non ferrous material, this does not happen and the set up you start with remains unchanged until the machine needs maintenance or repair.
I have not figured out exactly what happens as far as voltage is concerned, but I can break out the old irons and run some tests if you think it would help.
 
I am mentally building this like this-

Consider the solenoid fitted within the poles of a horse-shoe magnet.Now,If you turn on the current,possibly there will be a repulsion...consider the following---
1.due to interaction between high density of magnetic field
2.back emf induced in the solenoid in the transient state.
 
I was using the Smith chart to determine the input impedance of a transmission line that has a reflection from the load. One can do this if one knows the characteristic impedance Zo, the degree of mismatch of the load ZL and the length of the transmission line in wavelengths. However, my question is: Consider the input impedance of a wave which appears back at the source after reflection from the load and has traveled for some fraction of a wavelength. The impedance of this wave as it...

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