• Re: transformer core material

    From Tom Del Rosso@fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 02:07:01 2021
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    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-26 04:25, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't
    aluminum do the same?

    You *want* a transformer core to be easily magnetized! You don't
    want it to *stay* magnetized when the current goes to zero.

    Of course that's what I meant. It has to conduct a magnetic field
    but it must not fight the induced field when it reverses.

    I asked about the behavior of ferrite vs aluminum.



    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.

    That implies that it will "stay magnetized" as you put it, so the answer
    is too short but thanks for trying.
    --
    Defund the Thought Police


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  • From Jeroen Belleman@jeroen@nospam.please to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 10:52:56 2021
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    On 2021-08-27 08:07, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-26 04:25, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't
    aluminum do the same?

    You *want* a transformer core to be easily magnetized! You don't
    want it to *stay* magnetized when the current goes to zero.

    Of course that's what I meant. It has to conduct a magnetic field
    but it must not fight the induced field when it reverses.

    I asked about the behavior of ferrite vs aluminum.



    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.

    That implies that it will "stay magnetized" as you put it, so the answer
    is too short but thanks for trying.



    Aluminium is a good conductor. There will be eddy currents induced
    in it that will oppose any /change/ of magnetic field. Lenz law and
    all that.But once external fields are removed and enough time has
    passed for eddy currents to decay, there will be no field left over.

    Jeroen Belleman
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  • From Phil Allison@pallison49@gmail.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 02:42:36 2021
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    Tom Del Rosso Total Fuckhead wrote:
    ============================

    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.

    That implies that it will "stay magnetized" as you put it, so the answer
    is too short but thanks for trying.


    ** FUCK OFF you vile, arrogant, POS, wog asshole

    Never dream of coming back.




    ..... Phil
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  • From Helmut Wabnig@hwabnig@.- --- -.dotat to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 12:29:11 2021
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    On Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:44:02 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> wrote:

    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high frequency >because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't aluminum do the >same?
    An aluminium core would act as a short circuit.
    Will heat up and eventually melt.

    w.
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  • From Tom Del Rosso@fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 08:37:56 2021
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    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-27 08:07, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-26 04:25, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't
    aluminum do the same?

    You *want* a transformer core to be easily magnetized! You don't
    want it to *stay* magnetized when the current goes to zero.

    Of course that's what I meant. It has to conduct a magnetic field
    but it must not fight the induced field when it reverses.

    I asked about the behavior of ferrite vs aluminum.



    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.

    That implies that it will "stay magnetized" as you put it, so the
    answer is too short but thanks for trying.



    Aluminium is a good conductor. There will be eddy currents induced
    in it that will oppose any /change/ of magnetic field. Lenz law and
    all that.But once external fields are removed and enough time has
    passed for eddy currents to decay, there will be no field left over.

    I know what you mean, but since the current only has the length of the
    core to travel it's hard to grasp how that produces more than a very
    short pulse.
    --
    Defund the Thought Police


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  • From Tom Del Rosso@fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 08:38:44 2021
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    Helmut Wabnig wrote:
    On Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:44:02 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> wrote:

    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't
    aluminum do the same?
    An aluminium core would act as a short circuit.
    Will heat up and eventually melt.

    More so than an iron core?



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  • From Tom Del Rosso@fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 08:40:13 2021
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    Phil Allison wrote:
    Tom Del Rosso Total Fuckhead wrote:
    ============================

    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.

    That implies that it will "stay magnetized" as you put it, so the
    answer is too short but thanks for trying.


    ** FUCK OFF you vile, arrogant, POS, wog asshole

    Never dream of coming back.




    ..... Phil

    HI PHIL!

    You know, in that study you're involved in, I think you're getting the placebo.



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  • From Tom Del Rosso@fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 08:47:39 2021
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    Helmut Wabnig wrote:
    On Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:44:02 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> wrote:

    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't
    aluminum do the same?
    An aluminium core would act as a short circuit.
    Will heat up and eventually melt.

    Is that so even if we assume that it's laminated?


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  • From Jasen Betts@usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 15:37:35 2021
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.basics

    On 2021-08-27, Tom Del Rosso <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> wrote:
    Helmut Wabnig wrote:
    On Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:44:02 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
    <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> wrote:

    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't
    aluminum do the same?
    An aluminium core would act as a short circuit.
    Will heat up and eventually melt.

    More so than an iron core?

    what else being equal?
    --
    Jasen.
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  • From Jeroen Belleman@jeroen@nospam.please to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 21:33:13 2021
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.basics

    On 2021-08-27 14:37, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-27 08:07, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-26 04:25, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't >>>>>>> aluminum do the same?

    You *want* a transformer core to be easily magnetized! You don't
    want it to *stay* magnetized when the current goes to zero.

    Of course that's what I meant. It has to conduct a magnetic field
    but it must not fight the induced field when it reverses.

    I asked about the behavior of ferrite vs aluminum.



    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.

    That implies that it will "stay magnetized" as you put it, so the
    answer is too short but thanks for trying.



    Aluminium is a good conductor. There will be eddy currents induced
    in it that will oppose any /change/ of magnetic field. Lenz law and
    all that.But once external fields are removed and enough time has
    passed for eddy currents to decay, there will be no field left over.

    I know what you mean, but since the current only has the length of the
    core to travel it's hard to grasp how that produces more than a very
    short pulse.


    I'm getting a bit tired of this. Learn about magnetic fields in
    conductors. You're in for some surprises, I'm sure.

    Jeroen Belleman
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  • From Phil Allison@pallison49@gmail.com to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Aug 27 16:02:47 2021
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    Tom Del Rosso = TROLLING FUCKWIT ASSHOLE ====================================

    ** FUCK OFF you vile, arrogant, POS, wog asshole

    Never dream of coming back.


    HI PHIL!

    You know, in that study you're involved in, I think you're getting the placebo.

    ** Hi Tom,

    know that brain tumor you have ?
    Are you enjoying your daily seizures ?


    ..... Phil

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  • From Tom Del Rosso@fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com to sci.electronics.basics on Sat Aug 28 07:58:57 2021
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    Jeroen Belleman wrote:

    I'm getting a bit tired of this. Learn about magnetic fields in
    conductors. You're in for some surprises, I'm sure.

    That's fine. You don't have to answer at all. I don't know why people
    enter a 'basics' group though, if not for basic questions.


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  • From whit3rd@whit3rd@gmail.com to sci.electronics.basics on Sat Sep 11 11:04:44 2021
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.basics

    On Friday, August 27, 2021 at 5:38:01 AM UTC-7, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-27 08:07, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    On 2021-08-26 04:25, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    Jeroen Belleman wrote:
    Tom Del Rosso wrote:
    AIUI you use iron cores for low frequency and ferrite for high
    frequency because ferrite doesn't get magnetized, so why couldn't >>>>>> aluminum do the same?

    The short answer is that aluminium is worse than nothing as a
    transformer core. It *will* fight changing fields.


    Aluminium is a good conductor. There will be eddy currents induced
    in it that will oppose any /change/ of magnetic field. Lenz law and
    all that.But once external fields are removed and enough time has
    passed for eddy currents to decay, there will be no field left over.

    I know what you mean, but since the current only has the length of the
    core to travel it's hard to grasp how that produces more than a very
    short pulse.

    The problem that a core solves, is flux coupling in multiple windings. The magnetizability of a core means that it contains and directs almost all the magnetic flux.
    A conductor will exclude flux, which is counterproductive; even the conductivity
    of iron is detrimental (so lamination, or iron powder, or nonconducting ferrite is
    employed).

    In induction motors, where the flux is intended NOT to change in the rotor (so the
    alternation of current rotates the rotor instead of changing its magnetization) there
    are aluminum parts to enhance the available torque.

    When/if you don't allow the rotor to move, those rotors burn up. Almost all induction motors have
    thermal protection components that open if/when the motor is stalled.
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