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A comment on Iron Nitride Permanent Magnets – An Alternative to Rare Earth Magnets (2014). Parent comment

Re:Iron Nitride Permanent Magnets – An Alternative to Rare E... by sjburt on Thursday May 18, 2017 @09:41AM (#14367081)
Industrial wind turbines just use power from the grid to start up.
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Re:Iron Nitride Permanent Magnets – An Alternative to Rare E... by Robotbeat on Thursday May 18, 2017 @09:56AM (#14367206)
Correct, and you could also use a battery to start up.
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