Lords of the Ring

[simonmagus]

some more.

The trick here is that the magnetic flux does not go round and round
the toroid as we would think. 
It goes from one coil to the next. 
Then when a coil's field collapses, and the poles are reversed, the flux enters
that coil from the other side. 
This creates the effect or appearance of a rotational field, when in fact we are talking about a PULSED field going first from coil one to two, and between coil three and four. 
Upon collapse the direction is the same, but it goes from coil two to three
and from four to one. 
The magnets placed on top of opposing coils ensure the pulsed magnetic flux goes in one direction around the toroid.

Although the device may not involve a true rotational field, I doubt a magnetic core would be beneficial to the process we intend to trigger. This should be evident in SM's use of wood & cork and KSTAR's toroidal fusion reactor(high grade SS 316LN is nonmagnetic & expensive!). Both devices use a rotational or semi-rotational field. Comparison between magnetic flux manipulability of nonmagnetic and magnetic cores would make an interesting experiment.

I'm still wondering where the 3 core design originated from since it is not apparent in any of SM's videos.

[Sauron]

if i remember correct, somebody mentioned more then one material was used in the early models.
in the open model video Steven also speaks out "the wire is very important"
so the bifilar coils can be made of diffrent materials.
pherhaps one for guiding the magnetic component and the other to carry the electric component.
but again that is just a guess.

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