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From: david@epicb.UUCP (David Cook)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio,sci.space
Subject: Re: Trying to build a fluxgate magnetometer -- help!
Message-ID: <853@epicb.UUCP>
Date: 13 Oct 89 13:52:00 GMT
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Reply-To: david@epicb.UUCP (David Cook)
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>From article <1914@sactoh0.UUCP>, by mahaun@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark A. Haun):
>> 
>> I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has built any sort of
>> fluxgate magnetometer, anyone who has seen a construction article
>> for one, or anybody with suggestions/ideas/etc. on the feasibility
>> of this project.
>> 
> 

    Mark...  The very latest issue of Radio Electronics has an article
on connecting the Radio Shack Electronic COmpass to a computer system.

    To make a long story short, they have an excellent discussion on
fluxgate magnetometers as a part of the article, including a description
as to how the windings are made (a control winding goes totally around
the core [ring] and a sine and cosine winding exist at 90 degree angles
to each other).  Check out this article for at least a "feel" as to how
these devices are constructed.