BroncoDave
Member
Hello all. I'm new here looking for help with a little problem. I am trying to remove alot of metal from the bottom of my water well. I have been using a permanent magnet and have removed a 5 gallon bucket full so far. The magnet and the 6lb. steel weight got unhooked from my cable and are sitting at the bottom of my well 115' down. I made an electromagnet out of a transformer from a microwave oven and sealed it with plasti-dip. With a 9 volt transistor battery it will lift 25 lbs. When I hook up 2-12v car batteries in parallel and enough small single strand wire to reach the bottom of my well, it wont even lift 1lb. Could someone tell me what gauge wire I should use?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Thanks in advance for any help.