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• veroxii@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not sure… I’m not a magnetist… But I’ve seen them manually dial the stargate by wrapping some copper wire around it. So how hard can it be?

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  • stringere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m not a magnetist

    Yeah, we can tell. Magnetician or magentologist, you philistine.

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    • Stan@lemmywinks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The study of magenta.

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• Ticktok@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  yea, they usually have a rectifier in it. All that is usually is a configuration of four diodes(a component that only lets current flow one direction) so it can take the alternating current(AC) and convert it to direct current(DC) and then a large capacitor to stabilize the rectified voltage.

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  • Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s really interesting. So you can technically make you own rectifier with salvaged electrics.

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    • Whelks_chance@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you’re going to do that, salvaging a rectifier is probably easier. They’re in most devices nowadays

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      • Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Thanks for the tip.

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Idk if a stable output is necessary to charge a battery. They make flashlights and other small things with simple generators you power by shaking, which charges the battery that runs the light.

  I’ve never taken one apart to see what else is going on, but I’d sure like to.

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