Recent content by MarcelloP

yeah I'm trying to build a smart chessboard where i can turn on and off the stickyness, so for the forces i don't really know, i think that as long as they can withstand some light touching and the lateral forces it would be good. thank you for you reply, Marcello

you are right, not exactly but enough to keep the discs in place, thanks, Marcello

I need it to be an electromagnet in order to be able to switch it on and off with a microcontroller, the thickness of the discs is not a design concern so wathever height works best is fine for me, i'm also attaching a sketch of what i have in mind, thanks for your answer, Marcello

Hi thanks for your answer, the field lines need to be perpendicoular to the large 40x40 area, as for the strenght I'm not really sure, the usecase is to be able to put ferromagnetic discs on the large surface of the electromagnet and lock them in place hard enough to be touched by a hand...

Hi to everyone! I'm currently working on a University project and one of my crazy ideas needs me to get my hands on a pretty strange electromagnet. the measurements are 40cm by 40cm with a height of 3 to 5 cm (doesnt matter a lot) i don't need this magnet to be very powerful (just enough to...