Re: Magnetic Rectifier??

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Original poster: "Gary Hill by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <garyhill2-at-earthlink-dot-net>


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Subject: Re: Magnetic Rectifier??


> Original poster: "Bert Pool by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>
.  The new neodymium
> magnets would probably work very well as a magnetic field "bias" source.
I
> see these rectifiers as being very useful to coilers who want to use DC to
> operate their coils - Tesla coil operation is very hard on semiconductor
> diodes, and I doubt that these could ever be blown in operation.
> Bert
>
>

If magnets can be used to "bias" the  source, could a strong enough magnet
eliminate the need for the DC current?

I have heard that the "NIB"  rare earth magnets  will only take  up to
around 350 degrees  and they ignite easily and burn very intensely . So they
may not be the best choice for a core

gary H