Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!pur-ee!pur-phy!piner From: piner@pur-phy (Richard Piner) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: high current Message-ID: <2430@pur-phy> Date: 10 Aug 89 11:07:39 GMT References: <4Ypvw2600WAHE0VzYL@andrew.cmu.edu> Reply-To: piner@newton.physics.purdue.edu.UUCP (Richard Piner) Organization: Purdue Univ. Physics Dept., W. Lafayette, IN Lines: 7 To get power from a DC magnetic field, use a rotating coil. "flip coils" are used to measure magnetic fields. A big one in a strong field should be able to deliver 10 watts. Never mind that it may take more power than that to turn the coil :-) Richard Piner