Would anyone here who is apt in circuits and electrical engineering be willing to help me set up an electromagnetic field? I’m currently conducting a masters in Horticulture at MSU and may be interested in looking at magnetoprimed seeds. From what I can find it seems people use something called a helmholtz pair. I have absolutely no experience in circuits and electrical systems so if anyone more experienced could lend me a hand that would be so cool.
Thanks!
I had to look up what a Helmholz pair is, but that seems like something we can build. Do you know what range of field strength you want, and physical size? I assume for seeds you just need something pocket-sized.
We have a benchtop constant current supply, which could get you started. You’ll of course need some magnet wire (I think we have some), and a form to wind it around. One thing we don’t have in the shop is a Teslameter to measure the actual field strength. If you can obtain one of those, this seems feasible.
I’m happy to chat with you about this any time.