Re: Magnetic Force with Tesla Coil?

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Hi Chris,

My first guess is that its AC and at a high frequency, but I'm not an expert
on ferrous materials.

Gerry R.

 > Original poster: Chris Roberts <quezacotl_14000000000000-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello list,
 > I have recently been thinking about the large magnetic field generated by
a
 > tesla coil, and was puzzled by why a coil doesn't behave like a giant
 > electromagnet as well? I mean, a large coil's primary can run at a
 > considerable amount of power, (I'm not just talking about pulsed power, I
 > mean RMS as well) and it's field is great enough to light a flouresent
tube
 > at a considerable distance, then why is there almost no attraction (at
 > least, that I have heard of) on ferrous materials? Thanks for your
insight.
 >
 > -Chris
 >
 >