Okay, magnet wire is coated with some red fancy insulation. Is that just an enamel?If so, enamel coated copper wire magnet wire would be the same thing.I want to build a loudspeaker. This what I need?Are the coils used in loudspeakers the same ones used in inductor coils?One interesting question,When Faraday was experimenting with the effects of magnetism on electricity, how in the hell did he figure out the magnetic field increased with the number of turns of copper in his coils!I'm only assuming Faraday didn't have insulated copper wires.Lmao, if they aren't insulated, how in the heck is he suppose to know how much the field is increased. The Coil would just become a big conductor lol
Today we always use magnet wire from inductors, transformers and speaker, but Faraday didn't have any so he just used insulated wire. He was smarter the you and me, so if we know you need insulated wire, so did he.
This Site Might Help You. RE: Magnet Wire, Bare Copper Wire, Or Enamel Copper Coated Wire? Okay, magnet wire is coated with some red fancy insulation. Is that just an enamel? If so, enamel coated copper wire magnet wire would be the same thing. I want to build a loudspeaker. This what I need? Are the coils used in loudspeakers the same ones used in inductor...
Is that just an enamel? - Yes enamel coated copper wire magnet wire would be the same thing. - They are This what I need? - Yes Are the coils used in loudspeakers the same ones used in inductor coils? - Same principle, different design. The coil in a speaker is an air-wound coil designed to maximise the amount of wire that's sitting in the magnetic field. The ones in induction coils are usually designed to maximise the inductance in a small a space as possible, so they are wound on ferrite or iron cores. I think Faraday's thought process probably went something like I wonder what will happen if I put a lot of turns in the coil. If I use uninsulated wire it will short out, so I'd better insulate it. They didn't make him a Fellow of the Royal Society for nothing. He used cotton insulation. Some of his equipment still exists, and still works.
