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Re: Electromagnets - McMaster

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Originally Posted by Sh1ine View Post
Forgive my ignorance, but do you think I will need to build a custom PCB to reduce the amperage to the system?
I'm not moving to NY, this sham of cold weather we've been having here is bad enough

The magnet will act as it's own current limiter....whatever the watt rating is, divide that by the voltage rating and you should get an approximation of the current it will draw. Make sure it's under 20 amps to be able to use a Spike...or whatever the maximum current rating of a Spike circuit is allowed to be (I just pulled the 20A number from thin air, you need to study the rules)