Opps on the Faraday disk...

Carrigan, Ken ( (no email) )
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:43:09 -0400

Forget that last email... took at look at the website I wrote
(been a while) and sure enough you are correct. There is
assumed a motor powering the disk and supposedly the current
and emf take off the disk exceeds the Biot Savart forces.
v/r Ken

>Peter,
>The forces are correct and help it rotate. Remember that the center
>of the axle is common relative to the outer rim(s). There are
>two 180 degree takeoff points where the current (or charge) is
>taken from the center of the disk (axle) to the outer rim and
>run in opposing directions. Electromotance is dependant on

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