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Re:The Magnetic Amplifier – A Lost Technology of the 1950s by blueprint on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:34AM (#23560380)
yeah but what are the specific benefits of magnetic amplifiers that you cannot get from SICMOSFETs
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Re:The Magnetic Amplifier – A Lost Technology of the 1950s by exmadscientist on Thursday June 18, 2020 @05:11AM (#23561255)
Not much. There's a reason they're largely forgotten!
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Re:The Magnetic Amplifier – A Lost Technology of the 1950s by vibrolax on Thursday June 18, 2020 @01:24PM (#23565342)
I guess there are fewer ways to destroy stacks of laminations and copper windings. But that doesn't make up for the extra weight, space, cost, and labor to manufacture them
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Re:The Magnetic Amplifier – A Lost Technology of the 1950s by jiofih on Thursday June 18, 2020 @10:38AM (#23563485)
You can build one at home?
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Re:The Magnetic Amplifier – A Lost Technology of the 1950s by blattimwind on Thursday June 18, 2020 @06:34AM (#23561761)
Overload resistance and overall robustness.
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Re:The Magnetic Amplifier – A Lost Technology of the 1950s by Animats on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:29PM (#23566080)
A lifespan of a century or more?
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