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  1. wardo5757

    question about lateral force

    no windings, just spinning magnets inside of a shield. like sreid wrote, eddy currents will be the drag. calculating them is a whole other story
  2. wardo5757

    question about lateral force

    sorry, forgot to mention the rotor would have magnets in it. the cyllinder would not be magnetic but would be attracted to the magnets.
  3. wardo5757

    question about lateral force

    Hey guys! First post here! I have a project going and have a question about lateral forces. Imagine a rotor fixed on a shaft, this rotor is sitting in a metal conductive cylinder with a 1/4" gap between the two. Would the attraction keep the rotor from spinning? if so to what effect? Is this...

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