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Old 01-11-2009, 07:07 PM   #169 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
This is because a moving electric charge causes a magnetic field. The higher the current (the more electrons that are moving) the stronger the magnetic field.
The voltage portion of your explanation I understood, but I thought that given a fixed current, a higher voltage (entailing higher watts) would result in a greater electron flow.
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