Sunday 2 October 2022

How to work the poles on the ends of a solenoid

 We think this is supposed to be a bike rack but it looks like a solenoid:

If the current flows into the solenoid at this end, it goes anit-clockwise. Drawing arrows onto a curvy stylised N points anticlockwise so this is the North pole.

The current must be coming out at the other end meaning current flows clockwise. Adding arrows to an S points clockwise. This end is a South pole.