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Re: Converting 12v to 24v

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
The bell is a solenoid and so is the clutch you show.
Is a speaker a solenoid?

Not all electromagnets are solenoids. I looked at a few definitions of "solenoid" just now, and the common feature was that they all either moved an armature inside the coil, or moved a coil between permanent magnets. From what I can see, neither the bell nor the magnetic clutch fits that category.

What matters in the end is not what I think "solenoid" means, or what you think it means, but what the GDC thinks it means. Until someone asks and gets a clear answer, I'm personally going to be conservative and eschew electromagnets in general unless they satisfy the motor or electric solenoid actuator rules.