A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 349
.) The magnetic intensity (strength) of anelectro-magnet is nearly proportional to thestrength of the magnetizing current, provided thecore is not saturated. (2.) The magnetic strength is proportional tothe number of turns of wire in the magnetizingcoil; that is, to the number of ampere turns.… … ■Fig. 37 J. Right-Handed, Left-Handed and AnomalousHelices. magnet, the size of the magnet being the same,is proportional to the number of its ampere turns.i(See Turns, Ampere.) A short interval of time is required for a cur-rent to thoroughly magnetize a powerful electro-magnet. A few moments are…
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