On 20 Nov 2006 at 16:03, Mike Hord wrote:

> >  How does a twisted pair of wires opened at one end charge a
> > capacitor? I have tried that and got nothing.
> 
> It's pretty simple, actually.  The twisting provides a series of loops,
> the magnet passes the loops, which causes a change in magnetic
> flux through the area of each loop, which induces a current, which
> flows into the capacitor.  That energy is released from the cap as
> the magnet passes over the larger coil at the bottom.

	Current flowing in an open wire? How's that?


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