Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dk05.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id D5C62380000A8; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:02:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1R6u9E-0001Z7-DL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:01:48 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1R6u9D-0001Yy-OI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:01:47 +0100 Received: from fish2.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.163]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1R6u9B-0000xH-3o for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:01:47 +0100 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1316739696-1ac615560001-a32kfu Received: from [192.168.1.100] (pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.117.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.157.117]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca with ESMTP id ZoD7OdoHcAWOP6L4 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:01:36 -0400 (EDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: weazle@hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 216.46.157.117 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) From: John Bruce McCreath X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: LF: Re: Turbine magnets In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:01:36 -0400 Message-Id: <79E69418-8C39-460A-B3F9-C7519AED719A@hurontel.on.ca> References: <000a01cc7942$09fbef90$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <433A1E6B2B1A4FA895223B81346E0F1C@HughLaptop> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Barracuda-Connect: pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.117.hurontel.on.ca[216.46.157.117] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1316739696 X-Barracuda-URL: http://fish.hurontel.on.ca:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.2.75307 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: LF: Re: Turbine magnets Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:344336128:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1db4094e7bdab069aa X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none The big wind turbines we have around here, half a dozen or more visible = from my QTH, are three phase alternators. The output of the alternators is rectified in the nacelle and two heavy = cables take the D.C. down to the inverters at the bottom of the mast. I can't see how there could be enough magnetic = leakage to throw a compass off.=20 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr