Electromagnets
Friday, November 9th, 2007Electromagnets are simple devices. They are basically a wire that is wound around iron. By itself, winding a wire around iron will not do anything. However, if you add some kind of voltage, this will generate electricity that has a magnet field. This is what an electromagnet is all about. They can also be wound around air, but in that case they are a slightly different thing. They are similar to electromagnets but they are called a solenoid.