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A project log for (re)Mangetizing neodymium magnets

My attempts at replicating what Polymagnet are doing

deepsoicDeepSOIC 06/18/2017 at 20:430 Comments

All my good caps in one big bank. Sixteen 350uF caps charged to 330V each, with total voltage of 1.3 kV, and stored energy of about 300 J.

Discharged into a coil - 4 loops of 15-strand 0.17 mmdia magnet wire, R = 0.13 ohm, 4 uH. Which made a pulse of current of about 4.5 kA peak.

which develped about 45 V across my home-made abuse-proof 10 mOhm resistor.

The coil survived, but it was close. PLA plate has cracked because of coil self-repulsion. Most likely it was its last pulse.

and the magnet is beautiful. It feels very strong. It is just a tiny bit not strong enough to levitate graphite. I think I am very close to full magnetization of the material.

I made a small switch using salvaged contact bumps from a fridge thermostat relay. The switch made a very loud bang, and welded closed. I can't separate it. I need more robust contacts.

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