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DCS# 5K20.11NWU# E-45 Location:   8 C 2
title: Eddie Current Pendululm
aka: Magnetic Brake

Description:
An aluminium plate pivots from a ring stand through a strong magnet.  Without the magnet, it swings several times before coming to rest.   With the magnet, it stop swinging in 2 or 3 cycles.
   Another plate has slits to interupt the eddie currents and swings as if the magnet were not there.

Questions:
    Why do eddie currents reduce kinetic energy?
     
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