Quoting Jake Anderson : > Jinx wrote: >>> What wire are you cutting? I was under the impression that copper >>> wasn't ferromagnetic >>> >> >> Copper isn't, but many component leadouts are nickel-plated and >> a few have steel wire under that >> >> > ahh got ya, forgot about that lol. > > -- I saw a home-made one wot consisted of the stator of a dismantled 1/4HP(?) motor in series with a fairly hefty (maybe 500-750W) strip heater. Seemed to work okay, and could be build for almost nothing with scrap parts. A few 100W incandescent light bulbs in parallel would work in place of the heater (this is not a good place to substitute CF bulbs). ;-) Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" s...@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist