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A coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of a coil, spiral or helix. Coils are used in applications where electric currents interact with magnetic fields, in devices such as inductors, electromagnets, transformers, and sensor coils.

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Is it safe to use serpentined power cord?

The increased heating in a coiled cord has absolutely nothing to do with inductance. It's entirely because the heat generated has a harder time escaping, since it's all being generated in one place. T …
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magnets pancake copper coil

What induces a current in a coil of wire is a changing magnetic field, so a static one won't do anything. …
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Using MOSFETs to control series-wound flipper coil

The most obvious issue is that you're driving the MOSFET gates with an extremely large gate resistor. You need to drive them with a proper drive circuit to get them to turn on quickly without blowing …
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