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    Magnetic separator

    An electromagnetic drum is not likely an improvement over what he has. In the sizes of ferrite drums typically used for aggregate processing an electromagnetic solution is not available. What you will be considering is a drum made with rare earth magnets. There are at least two different RE...
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    Using an electromagnet to disengade a permanant magnet?

    What you have sketched will not work. There used to be a product called FailSafe that did what you want. They don't seem to list it on their website any more. A PM product called Safehold can be motorized to drop the object. Alternatively use a battery backup to power your electromagnet. Mike
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    Electomagnetic discharge

    If you don't have a drain for the current the voltage spike will eventually cause a winding failure in your magnet. And eventually can be a rather short amount of cycles. We have them integral on 40 watt lift magnets. Mike
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    Electomagnetic discharge

    Drop controllers are used with lift magnets of all sizes. Particulary in rather automated systems. This particular brand I have no experieince with. Hubbell also has some. Some controls actually drive the magnet negative to discharge/drop faster. Safe? Never had what I thought of as safety...
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    Electomagnetic discharge

    What you might want is a drop controller. Perhaps like one of these. http://www.ecandm.net/products.aspx?category=LiftingMagnetControllers Mike
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    High temperature colenoid coil

    Look at anodized aluminum strip. Mike
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    540 or 1000 pto

    The equipment you are running is designed for 540 or 1000 rpm. Running a mower or blower designed for 540 at 1000 is not a good idea. Your Dad was running the tractor engine slower to save fuel. So the output speed was the same. The slower running engine had less power so it stalled under load...
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    Best Gyratory Crusher Feeding Scheme

    If you have modified the feeder without the manufacturers assistance you may have reduced it's effectiveness. These types of feeders are tuned to the weight of the tray and base. Adding weight to the tray with the steel plates can cause yourself more problems. Often a large magnet is placed...
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    Best Gyratory Crusher Feeding Scheme

    What have been the problems with the feeder? What is your required capacity? Mike
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    Agricultural building - loads

    The orders in my barn is stack it so it doesn't touch the roof. We are definitly stacking ten layers high. I have seen it much higher in some barns. The farmer and engineer in me conflict on this subject. I've only been doing this the last fifteen years of this barn's 110 year life. So it is not...
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    EMS Magnetic software

    Another vote for Magnet by Infolytica. Use it daily for over 20 years. Mike
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    Which FEA should I use for solenoid calculations?

    Infolytica is running a 2D solution while I'm typing this. I've used Magnet since the days of '286 and only 2D. Often (but not always) transient solutions can be done in a step wise 2D fashion. We did a lot with 2D when it was all we had. Mike
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    FEMM - What's wrong with this picture?

    Do you want to move them or flocculate them, the nano particles. If you look up the spec for the probe you hvae used and then make a running average of your FEA results you will find the answers closer together. In general having learned how to use FEA to give me results I can measure I no...
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    Ceramic 5 / Ferrite magnets -- possible leeching

    While ceramic magnets are generally considered to resist corrosion heated deionized water mixed with hydrogen gas would be rather agressive. I'd lean towards the magnets 'rusting'. What is the resistivity of your deionized water when you start? Mike
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    FEMM - What's wrong with this picture?

    I suspect you are not actually measuring or reporting the vectors or vector sum quite the way you think you are. Similar to what would happen with a unidirectional probe that is not rotated to find a peak or perpendicular to the flux lines. Mike

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