Re: [TCML] Odd side effect--from a coil?

["Binny" <binny@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What amazes me is that stainless steel is non magnetic unless it is of the 
poorest quality that would rust, so that feat would take an enormus magnetic 
field. I have heard tales of strange phenomon around coils tho. Like some of 
the old timers stories of seeing St. Elmo's fire comming out of the walls.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drake Schutt" <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Odd side effect--from a coil?


> I don't know hardly anything about magnets but I was under the impression
> that you need a huge magnetic field to magnetize things.  Hopefully 
> someone
> better informed can chime in because I've never heard anything like this 
> in
> several years on list.
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 5:17 PM, <mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I wear wire rim glasses. About 18 months ago I got new frames made of
> > stainless steel.
> >
> > After several months of experimenting with my modest tabletop coils, I 
> > have
> > found my glasses frames are magnetized. They are so strongly magnetized I
> > can pick up big paperclips, nail clippers, etc and let them dangle.
> >
> > Is this a side effect of coiling? Anyone else experience this?
> >
> > Paul
> > _______________________________________________
> > Tesla mailing list
> > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
> _______________________________________________
> Tesla mailing list
> Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla


_______________________________________________
Tesla mailing list
Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla