So, I am a bit of a nut and bought a couple of the vintage robots a few years ago that were retired from a showbiz. They are pretty crazy. They run on 12v mac air valves. They take a massive air supply and are extremely loud. I am wanting to learn some about solenoids. to do little robotic like movements. I have read about magnetic fields and inductance. It appears that the strongest fields can be acquired by increasing the number of turns, but a larger diameter of solenoid is weaker. So, the smaller wire may be beneficial.
I know that larger wire diameter can tolerate high amperage, and that shorter wire runs have a smaller voltage drop. But, cant a small wire (say 28-30 gauge) undergo huge voltages or current flow for a fraction of a second without issues? What matters? What equations do I use? Do I just go by the heat rating of the wire? Im a little confused on it. I am going for the the best bang for the buck on size so am trying to determine what small wire gauges can tolerate.
I know that larger wire diameter can tolerate high amperage, and that shorter wire runs have a smaller voltage drop. But, cant a small wire (say 28-30 gauge) undergo huge voltages or current flow for a fraction of a second without issues? What matters? What equations do I use? Do I just go by the heat rating of the wire? Im a little confused on it. I am going for the the best bang for the buck on size so am trying to determine what small wire gauges can tolerate.
