Ed Leedskalnin Magnet

*NOTE* I forgot to mention that the light bulb was changed to a LED. Ed Leedskalnin was a very interesting and curious man. He believed he had a more fundamental understanding of electricity and magnetism as well as the knowledge of the pyramid builders. He built whats called the coral castle. No one knows how this small latvian man built this great monument which can still be visited in florida. He also put out a few strange books which were kind of study guides for magnetism and electricity the way he saw it. This is one of the experements the book says to play with. Here we are making an electromagnet into some kind of permanant magnet and then turning that back into electricity. Dont ask me how this works, i find it interesting.

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[lykenth08]

Hi, can you use steel wire to make an electromagnet ? - it conducts electricity the same a copper ?

[codygillespie]

@lykenth08

Yes, you can use it.  But no. it does not conduct as well as copper. Has higher resistance.

[yttermayn]

Aren't we adding energy to the system when we force the bar away?

[codygillespie]

@yttermayn

Yes. There is energy stored within the core but in order to get it out we must supply some energy.

[yttermayn]

@codygillespie That makes sense. I wonder how much energy is used to release the stored energy?

[codygillespie]

@yttermayn

I havnt measure\d it but it seems like a fair amount, which is why i dont really think its practical for anything but a learning device. Its much more efficient to get the collapsing field by using the proper frequency at a givin inductance to catch the reactive flyback of the coil. It basically acomplishes the same thing without having to pull the bar off. The 4th vid demonstrates this effect.

[goatcheese1984]

Is it possible to have a magnet where its two spheres, one inside the other with opposite poles? And if so, I need 9 of them.

[nopethegeek]

@Tenchcnet Yes he was! Very clever little man he was. I've been to Coral Castle and its breathtaking. Unfortunately the 9 ton gate no longer turns. :(

[Tenchcnet]

Proud to be Latvian now. Ed was our own little N. Tesla.

[TheKaos90]

@codygillespie Can't this be considered a flux capacitor ? because basically that's waht it does ? capacitates energy via electromagnetic field collapse

[TeenageIronman]

thats actually how they make magnets

[brotherboy77]

IMHO it's easy to explain: by switching it on and off you produce an electical spike in the coils. The spike causes an electromagnetic wave in the coils, which causes electrical spike, which causes an electromagnetic wave etc, etc.... so there is always a "magnetic flow" in this coil (steady changing direction)....... as long the wires are connected.... Interesting experiment nevertheless! PS: I used to experiment with spikes in coils, when I was 12 - It produced up to 90 Volts from 1,5 Volts ;)

[ThePaiva12345]

Seu imbecil a energia proposta na teoria de Ed Leedskalnin é levitação ou isolamento do campo gravitacional do objeto para transporte ou molde e não atração que é o que o seu projeto de primeiro grau fez.

[dagondrake]

just build ed`s transformer and connect it between the PMH and the light bulb and the light will stay on with out removing the bar INFACT THAT THE ONLY WAY THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF THEN WILL BE IF YOU TAKE THE BAR OFF OR IF THE BATTERY DIES TRY IT YOU PROBLY WON`T SO I DAREYOU TO GO WEAR ONLY FEW HAVE GONE!!!S[smarter not harder]

[Nomoreidsleft]

How long does it stay magnetized? Are we talking days or just seconds? The energy seems to be stored in the coils. It's causing oscillations. Kind of like ringing a bell, but using EM.

[ScalerWave]

Are you aware of anyone who has built a working model of Ed's flywheel device?