MAGNET, 1960's

Could have been used in experiments on Magnetrons.

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• I once found discarded military vehicles and equipment, like a rubbish dump, in the desert in Algeria. I suspect it was ex-Russian, judging by text on some of the pieces. In the back of an old truck, I saw one of these, perhaps 0.5m tall. It had a semi-shiny metal appearance with no sign of corrosion. I couldn't get close enough to touch it, and stood a long time wondering what it was. When I threw a large nut I found there at one of the horns, it was attracted so severely, the impact sounded like a gunshot. I found this page by chance, and I'm glad - now I know what to try and research.
  .......... HV, RSA, 6th of May 2023
  
  
• Had one of these in the physics lab store room in college. If you rigged a piece of aluminium sheet (3x5")to swing from a hole in the corner it would swing back and fourth. If then tried to make it swing through the gap between these horns it would pretty much stop cold. Nothing like seeing a piece of moving metal suddenly stop with nothing touching it.
  .......... David Peterson, Bronson, Iowa USA, 15th of December 2012
  
  
• I remember playing with one of these at school in 1963 (Aged 10) The teacher (Mr Allen) who was something of an expert in electronics said that it was from a magnetron. It was amazingly powerful!
  .......... Malcolm J Bannister, Washington, Tyne and Wear, 26th of August 2010
  
  

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