My almost 30 year old Sears Crapsman timing light works fine on solid and
resistor core wires.
I could be wrong, but I think it's high voltage, not current that creates
the magnetic field?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
To: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: I learned sumptin'...
> >OK Peter,
>
> If the magnetic field around a wire is equal to the permeability of free
> space times the current all divided by 2 time Pi times the radius of the
> wire, how does changing to resistor wire increase the magnetic field so as
> to get better inductance?
>
> Answer that and THEN we'll be learnin' LOL.
>
> I would like to hear an explanation from a physicist on this subject. When
> a wire carries a current there is a magnetic field around it. The inductor
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