Battery Powered Electromagnet capable of holding 500

lbs!

This is a lifting electromagnet from www.sciencefirst.com which is capable of

holding 500lbs with just 2 D cell batteries! It costs about $55, but is quite a nice
unit! It is their model number 20-035. They also have a slightly smaller
electromagnet, model number 20-030, for about $47, which will hold 200lbs with
just 1 D cell battery! The smaller unit is also available from ScientificsOnline
(Edmund) as P/N 60-435.
It is made of two parts - the yoke which also contains the coil, and the plate. The
secret to the large holding force is that the plate and yoke are carefully machined so
that there is no gap between them when they are placed together. It came with
some excellent instructions on experiments you can do with it. However, I
modified the larger unit a bit in order to make it easy to use on my wooden stand.
Here's what I did.
First, I removed the battery holders that came with it. Then I soldered longer wires
to it, along with two banana plugs and a 9v battery clip in order to connect an
ammeter in series with either a 2 cell AA battery holder or a 4 cell AA battery
holder from Radio Shack. I also put a cable clamp on it so there wouldn't be any

strain on the wires from the coil assembly. Then I put a longer eye bolt into the
plate, and secured it with a flat and lock washer.

Audio Speakers

Speakers are made by placing a one layer coil of wire, wound onto a tube, into a
magnetic field. The end of the tube is attached to the center of the paper cone of the
speaker. When current is passed through the coil, a force is created on the coil,
causing it and the tube to move within the magnetic field. When the current
reverses direction, the coil and tube move in the opposite direction. This uses the
Left Hand Rule.
The photos above show a speaker and a magnet used for a speaker coil and its
tube. The field is between the center post and the outer portion of the circular slit.
The speaker shown in the lower three photos will be dissected so you can see what
the insides are like.

First, cut the wires going to the terminal strip. Then take a mat knife and carefully cut the
cone around the edge. Let the knife follow the metal frame.

Next, you will need to hold the cone away as you carefully cut the inner paper disk, usually
brown colored. You can then lift the cone and voice-coil assembly out of the magnet and
frame. You can see how the magnet is made with a circular slit in it, where the center is a
South pole, and the outside ring is a North pole (at least in this speaker). As current flows
through the coil, it interacts with the magnet. The faster the current changes direction (the
higher the frequency of the signal), the faster the cone moves in and out creating a higher
frequency sound. The larger the magnitude of current, the farther the cone travels in and out
of the magnet, the louder the sound. Connecting a battery to the speaker will cause the cone
to pull in or push out a bit and stay there as long as the battery is kept connected. Reversing
the battery connection will change the direction the cone moves (if it went out first, changing
the battery around makes it go in the second time). Use a 1.5V battery for this test. This same
effect is also demonstrated with the Fleming Left Hand Rule demo.

These are close-ups of the magnet, and the cone and voice-coil assembly. The voice-coil is
the electromagnet, or solenoid. It is made with a very fine (small diameter) wire, with only
two layers. It is then soldered to the flexible wires which you see on the left which attach to
the terminal block. These wires are very flexible since the whole speaker cone goes in and out
of the magnet in order to create the sounds.

The speaker in the upper left is one like the 5" speaker cut open above. The larger speaker is a
15" woofer from Radio Shack. Place some small wooden or glass beads into the middle of the
speaker cone, and attach a signal generator to the speaker terminals. As you vary the
frequency and volume, the beads start to dance on the cone. Fun to watch!

Electric Lifting Magnet Holding

Electromagnet Solenoid Lift 2.5Kg 12V DC
3W

Description

Description:

Electric lifting magnet

Powerful and compact

Smooth and flat surface

Low consumption and reliable

Widely applied in automations: assembly line, sorting machine, mechanical

arm, experimental facility, etc

Input Voltage: 12V DC(If you need other voltage please contact us before
order or leave message on paypal, otherwise we will only ship 12V DC,
thank you very much)

Current: 0.25A

Power Consumption: 3W

Holding Force: 25N / 5.6lbs

Diameter: Approx. 0.8 inch / 20 mm

Center Diameter: Approx. 0.3 inch / 8 mm

Height: Approx. 0.6 inch / 15 mm

Lead Length: Approx.9.1inch / 23 cm

Thread Size: M3

Model: ZYE1-P20/15

Material: Metal

Color: Chrome

Package Includes:

1 x Holding Electromagnet