makitaman60
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Hi Everyone, new to the forum just call me Makitaman60. Got a question here that I hope someone can answer or point me in the right direction. I'm interested in induction heating. I'm sure some of you have seen the experiments about. Well all the info I have seen on it always has a very dense piece of steel like a bolt or rod, when placed in the center of the coil heats it up glowing red in a matter of seconds. I can never find out what kind of amps they are pulling, anyway I'm more concerned about heating up a softer metal like solder, Brass, copper etc. I would think you would not need near the power for these type metals. Well thats my theory on that, but please anyone with any thought on this subject would be great. I just want to be able to get it going with least amount of power needed to experiment, I can always increase power as my project advances. I guess what I'm asking is what is the smallest amount of power I will need to melt a piece of solder, I figure that would be around 600 to 700 degrees. Let me know guys if you have any ideas, I'll try to check back later this week, this is the first chance I have had to sit and BS with someone. Thank's Again
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