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Re: Source of free toroids(?)



Subject: Re: Source of free toroids(?)
  Date:  Thu, 1 May 1997 09:37:52 -0400
  From:  "Lord Talimar" <lordtali@mill.tds.net>
    To:  "Tesla List" <tesla@pupman.com>


LEVITRON?  
MAGNETRON?

(decepticon?)

I was a "Transformers" fan as a child, and it sounds like we are
re-creating the shows here.  what are these things we are talking
about???

LT
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> From: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>
> To: tesla@poodle.pupman.com
> Subject: Re: Source of free toroids(?)
> Date: Wednesday, April 30, 1997 9:34 PM
> 
> Subject:   Re: Source of free toroids(?)
>   Date:    Tue, 29 Apr 1997 17:47:09 -0700 (PDT)
>   From:    "Edward V. Phillips" <ed@alumni.caltech.edu>
>     To:    tesla@pupman.com
> 
> 
> "The magnetron of a microwave oven has ring magnets made of ferrite (or
> some sort of ceramic like stuff).  Any thoughts about this source?  I
> don't see why the magnets wouldn't work, but that's why I'm asking."
>         They are absolutely NG for this purpose, but (if large enough)
> would be great for Levitron base magnets.  Wrong kind of ferrite, 
> magnetized so that the permeability is very low.  I personally think
> that air core solenoids of 10 mH and greater are the way to go, as
> they have to voltage breakdown problems and no core saturation.
> Ed
>