I am a retired Aerospace Structural Engineer with only rudimentary knowledge of Electricity.
I need a cylindrical, hollow-core coil which will lift a 30-pound slug vertically into its hollow core when energized. The slug is steel and is about 2 inches in diameter. The energising voltage is 120. The travel I want is about ten inches.
That is, if the coil is suspended 9 inches above a surface and the steel slug extends upward and about an inch into the hollow central core of the coil, and the coil is activated, the steel rod will be pulled from the surface and into the hollow core to a distance of about ten inches.
All these numbers are approximate, of course.
If someone can direct me to a builder of such a coil, or to a more appropriate forum, I would appreciate it very much. Thank you.
Lcubed
I need a cylindrical, hollow-core coil which will lift a 30-pound slug vertically into its hollow core when energized. The slug is steel and is about 2 inches in diameter. The energising voltage is 120. The travel I want is about ten inches.
That is, if the coil is suspended 9 inches above a surface and the steel slug extends upward and about an inch into the hollow central core of the coil, and the coil is activated, the steel rod will be pulled from the surface and into the hollow core to a distance of about ten inches.
All these numbers are approximate, of course.
If someone can direct me to a builder of such a coil, or to a more appropriate forum, I would appreciate it very much. Thank you.
Lcubed