Making a Degaussing Machine out of a Food Processor - Part 2 - Finale
Everything you ever wanted to know about re-purposing a single phase induction motor into a de-magnetizing machine...
I need to de-magnetise some of my machine tools so when our food mixer went Tango Uniform I thought it was a good opportunity to re-purpose its motor into something useful for the workshop.
In this, the final part of the two part series I show you what would happen if you plugged the motor stator directly into the mains with no current limiter. We look at impedance equations in order to calculate the theoretical current that should flow in the motor windings and see also measure the difference in current when the rotor is present in the stator and when it is removed.
We'll also visualise the shape of the magnetic field using magnetic viewing film, and use a home made gauss meter to determine where the AC magnetic field is strongest.
Remember that mains electricity can be lethal, do not follow along with this unless you are confident in your own abilities. You work with mains electricity at your own risk.
See part 1 here - • Demagnetize your tools using a Food Proces...