Emp motor coil

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Andy Larson

Joined Mar 26, 2015
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I got a motor coil on the shaft still with contact plates and gear intact, and I was wondering if it could be used to generate an EMP or be used as an induction coil.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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An EMP requires the detonation of a nuclear weapon, or a lightning strike. As such it would be contrary to the TOS and general sanity.
 
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Andy Larson

Joined Mar 26, 2015
51
An EMP requires the detonation of a nuclear weapon, or a lightning strike. As such it would be contrary to the TOS and general sanity.
I have done my research my friend. EMPs can be generated with a quick and sudden high voltage to a induction coil or and coil really
 

MaxHeadRoom

Joined Jul 18, 2013
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the question should be. Do motor coils count as induction coils? The part the recieves the electricity and does the majority of the work
Induction usually means a voltage is induced in a coil by magnetic effect.
The 'shorted' turns on a induction motor rotor is an example, and that is only one turn.
Max.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
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I got a motor coil on the shaft still with contact plates and gear intact, and I was wondering if it could be used to generate an EMP or be used as an induction coil.
The American military has been developing an EMP gun which combines a heavy coil with a shaped charge explosive.

I only glossed over the article, but I gather its basically a funnel shaped spiral conductor encased in explosive - when its detonated, the inductor collapses to much smaller dimensions, that produces an abrupt risetime in the current through it which comes pretty close to EMP.
 
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