Lure_Angler

Dear all, Before I say anything, I would like to say that my understanding in 3 phase electrical power is superficial and that I would be using layman terms to explain my predicament. I hope all of you still can understand me. I discovered that the power supply to my rented shop in Singapore is of 3 phase power. I also discovered that the electrical wiring is wired such that each of my power point becomes a single phase power point. As such, I would like to ask, if it would work if I manually attach wires, such that I could have single phase powerpoints and a three phase power point, working at the same time, running concurrently. (I've got some 3 phase equipment that I would like to run) Thank you all and God Bless.

Dear all, This is my first post so before i say or ask for anything, I would like to thank the creators and contributors of this forum for creating such a wonderful bank of scientific knowledge on the Net. My humble knowledge of science have been bolstered ever since my discovery of this forum Thanks Back to the topic, I have just bought a 5kW induction cooker from China and I would like to modify it DIY style to get better performance out of it. However, I have some questions. I hope you guys can help me out here. From my readings (Wikipedia), I understand that an induction cooker transfers heat in 2 ways, 1) Magnetic hysteresis 2) Eddy currents. What it said was that the amount of heat produced by a cooker is directly proportional to the area of the hysteresis loop. Can I assume that the loop they are talking about is the coil that resides in the cooker? And if I were to increased the coil in the cooker by a few more rounds of copper (increased surface area), would I be able to get more heat? Do I have to modify the components of the cooker so that it is able to take the extra rounds? Is there anything else I can do to improve the performance (Eg increase wattage, better efficiency) Due to my lack of this physics jargon, I hope i have made myself understandable. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you all and God Bless

Dear all, I am a 17 year old kid studying in Singapore. Currently, I am in a Junior College, Year 1 (that's what we call our high school I guess.), studying for my A'Levels next year. This part of my life has been filled with trials and I would say it had made me a stronger person. One of the challenges would of course, be academic. I love physics. It explains the world around me. I like to be able to relate things in theory to the reality. I delve into physics philosophy, asking myself questions why we study this, why things are like that but not like the other. But somehow, I cannot seem to translate this passion into academic grades. As such, I find myself starting to loathe the study of physics. I want to improve, but I don't know how. I am an avid angler and I visit fishing forums quite often. it had given me valuale fishing information ever since. I found myself asking one day why can't I find a forum that discusses about Science? This is how I got to know about SFN. I am quite amazed at how some forrumers here have made physics sound so easy. Someone poses a question and within minutes, aother person would post the solution up. AMAZING. I do hope that people out there who once had trouble learning physics could share their experience here. I hope to pick one or two new insights about learning physics here. Overtime, I hope to improve with you guys and maybe one day be good enough to contribute back to the forum. Thank you all for your attention. God Bless. Lure_Angler