Uses of Electromagnets
Electromagnets are very widely used in electric and electromechanical devices, including:
- Motors and generators
- Transformers
- Relays, including reed relays originally used in telephone exchanges
- Electric bells
- Loudspeakers
- Magnetic recording and data storage equipment: tape recorders, VCRs, hard disks
- Scientific instruments such as MRI machines and mass spectrometers
- Particle accelerators
- Magnetic locks
- Magnetic separation of material
- Industrial lifting magnets
- Electromagnetic suspension used for MAGLEV trains
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