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How can I make an electromagnet that will lift 1lb of iron shavings from 6 inches away?

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  • goober
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    You need a U-shaped iron core and wind lots of turns of wire on it. Run a large current through it. If it does not do what you want add more turns and run more current.

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