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[dvandom]

"Such a simple thing. August would understand it. My mother could understand it. Magnet back and forth, make electricity. Magnet and coil move, make electricity. Magnet and coil sit there, nothing gets made." - Grantville Gazette vol 7

Having just finished up Faraday's Law for the semester, I'd like to say...SUUUUUUURE. It sounds simple, but you'd be surprised how simple it ISN'T. :)

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[foomf.livejournal.com]

That's cheating though. Moving the magnetic field is the same thing as moving the magnet as far as the coils are concerned. Changing area or number of loops? You mean, like, with a rotary switch and a multi-coil on the rotor side? That's the same as moving the coil (since the coil's own magnetic field, weak though it be, changes with the addition of the additional wire that gets switched in and out.)

Or is it just pushing around the ether. I forget.

Anyway, you should look at this geekery here, (http://community.livejournal.com/city_of_heroes/1695024.html) as it pertains to one of your obsessions.