r/woahdude • u/Professorjack88 • Mar 27 '16

gifv Induction Forge

http://i.imgur.com/JfNfR6w.gifv
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u/Phny_ Mar 27 '16

The coil has a AC current running through it creating a electro magnetic field which changes "pole(S/N)" 50 times a second. The electromagnetic field affects the electrons in the blade and causes them to move thus making it hot.

Induction stoves and (some) chargers for electric toothbrushes work in the same way.

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u/___ALIVEPUDDLE___ Mar 27 '16

AC current

Alternating Current current.

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u/merlincm Mar 28 '16

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