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Originally Posted by HaroldinCR
Might not be related to this thread, however, I sold Wind generators for several years, back in the 70's-80's. One brand used bar magnets to create the electricity, by spinning the magnets, mounted on the inside of a steel cylinder, around the wire wound coils that were stationary on the fixed hub of the alternator.
I doubt that the magnets ever got too weak to produce electricity. ???
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In a wind generator (or alternator) magnets are used to transform rotational energy into electrical energy, while in a magnetic motor the magnets themselves are producing the rotation. The magnets are a
source of energy, and that energy must come from somewhere.
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