Electromagnetic Devices and Applications

Boxtop Loudspeaker

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Make an amazing loudspeaker from a coil of wire, cardboard boxtop, and hand-held magnet.

Loudspeaker Microphone

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Talk into a loudspeaker and amplify the induced current in the voicecoil.

Military Field Generator

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Hand-cranked generator allows student to feel and appreciate power production when a small load (25 watt bulb) is connected.

Theremin

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Your proximity to the instrument changes the capacitance and thus the resonance frequency of the oscillator.

Miller-Cowan Motor/Generator

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Working model of electric motor and/or generator with solid and split-ring commutator.

Motor/Generator Pair

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Two, small, permanent magnet, hand-cranked electric motors are wired together and operate interchangeably as motor or generator.

3-Phase Induction Motor

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Dramatic working model of induction motor.

Welding Transformer

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Step-down transformer with enough current to heat and fuse iron nails.
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Transmission Line Transformers

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15,000 volt step-up/step-down shows how high power can be transmitted along extremely small wire.

Tesla Coil

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Extremely high voltages are generated by the application of a resonant circuit and tuned antenna.

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