Cage Definition and 122 Threads

A cage is an enclosure often made of mesh, bars, or wires, used to confine, contain or protect something or someone. A cage can serve many purposes, including keeping an animal or person in captivity, capturing an animal or person, and displaying an animal at a zoo.

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  1. J

    Why isn't my Faraday Cage blocking wifi signals?

    So I made this Faraday Cage to block wifi in all directions but 1, to block it from my neighbor. Each side has 6 Layers of aluminum foil on it with no gaps, It looks sloppy because when I tried it and it didn't work I quickly added more trying to make it work. If I put my router inside this...
  2. M

    Building a Faraday Cage: Is 2-Layer Aluminum Screen Enough?

    I am building a walk in size faraday cage. In order to make it re-positionable, I am creating 6 wooden frames (top, bottom and sides) covered in 2 or 3 layers of aluminum screen from a hardware store. I am using at least 2 layers of screen, because that is how many layers it takes to cause my...
  3. K

    How Can I Shield My Circuit from EMI Caused by a High-Voltage Pulse Transformer?

    I hit a 1:40 ratio pulse transformer with a 1000V (100mA) sawtooth pulse and it creates a spark gap. Unfortunately it also creates a lot of EMI and my micro-controller and power supply has problems because of it. How do I stop this? How do I know what the wavelength is of the EMI field so I...
  4. W

    Squirrel cage induction motors - rotor issues

    Hello all, I am currently involved in a diagnostic project for an induction motor with suspected rotor stator contact. all critical dimensions have been checked but the question has been raised by none electrical observers: Does the location of the rotor bars effect the magnetic center line...
  5. theOrange

    Material properties for annealing cage

    When looking at the cage or structure used to carry materials into an oven for the annealing process, what material properties are most important? Lets saying during full annealing of aluminum, the oven is heated to 540 degrees Celsius. A cage is used to carry the aluminum into the oven...
  6. stevan

    Faraday cage as light as possible to protect from lightning

    if I build a faraday cage just to protect device from lightning or other electrostatic source (not electromagnetic pulse), and I need that as light as possible... I will build it using a mesh to make it light.. now, how large the mesh' holes is allowed ? is there any calculation for this...
  7. M

    Light and Faraday Cage confusion

    Hi guys, The other day I found myself asking the question below and couldn't quite manage to re-align my own personal experience with E&M theory. I am sure it will just be a gap in my knowledge base of E&M. The Question: If you are contained within a metal mesh cage which acts as a...
  8. N

    Understanding Rotor RMF in Squirrel Cage & Slip Ring Induction Motors

    is the rotor rotating magnetic field(R-RMF) present in squirrel cage induction motor (SCIM). Is it same as in 3 phase ROTOR winding of slip ring induction motor (SRIM), generating rotor RMF. * THE 3 phase, supply given to stator 3 phase winding of SRIM, generates (RMF), which cuts the rotor 3...
  9. A

    Designing a Roll Cage for an Electric Car

    I am a bachelors mechanical engineering student with a decent factual knowledge about cars and how they work. But i am a novice with no experience when it comes to design. Now I (along with 3 other guys) have been assigned the task of designing the roll cage of an electric car. I did not get any...
  10. Crazymechanic

    How Does Grounding Affect Safety Inside a Faraday Cage with a Tesla Coil?

    Hi ,imagine a situation , we have a large tesla coil, a faraday cage , a man in it and he cage is grounded. Now we switch on the coil high frequency high voltage currents makes a breakdown of air and produces a path so that the current goes and strikes the cage.Now according to faradays law the...
  11. M

    How Is the Driving Torque Calculated for a Hoist Drum in Rotational Dynamics?

    A mine cage of mass 4 tonne is to be raised with an acceleration of 1.5m/s^2 using a hoist drum of 1.5m diameter. The drum’s mass is 750kg and its radius of gyration is 600mm.The effect of bearing friction is equivalent to a torque of 3kNm at the hoist drum. What isthe driving torque required...
  12. G

    Force between walls of faraday cage and charge inside

    Is there a force in this case: For the sake of simplicity, a spherical Faraday cage. A smaller charged sphere inside. If we move the small sphere close to the wall of the cage, will there be a force of attraction between the wall of the cage and the small charged sphere?
  13. P

    Faraday cage (hollow conductors)

    Hi! I have a question regarding the Faraday cage. I know how a Faraday cage works and understand the principles that make it work and why (potential difference, flux, gauss' theorem...) but I have a question. Why some Faraday cages work eventhough they have holes in their surface. For...
  14. leviterande

    How does a faraday cage shields against internal e-fields?

    HI Assume we have a point charge in the center of a shell, now the inside inner wall will get an opposite charge and the outer side of the shell will have the same charge as the point charge. Since we have a charge on the out side, how isn't there any fields outside ?? how are we...
  15. Y

    Is the Faraday Cage invulnerable?

    I was wondering how protective a Faraday Cage actually is, can it be overcome by sending more amperage onto the exterior or does that not matter? Also what would cause a Faraday cage to be ineffective, like would a cord powering the device inside render the cage useless? Thanks for your help!
  16. A

    Noise when entering Faraday cage

    Hi, I am a biologist and I do a lot of experiments on cellular electrophysiology. I keep my preamplifier and the biological subject inside a Faraday cage, and it works well. In some experiments I need to deliver a drug to the cell so I have to enter the cage briefly, with my hand only, and...
  17. D

    Experiment: Microwave Faraday Cage & WIFI Hotspot

    So I tried out a small, fun experiment of putting my cell phone in the microwave (not turning it on, of course) to see if the WIFI Hotspot capabilities were hindered by the Faraday cage that insulates the microwaves. I had heard that microwave cages will hinder If not completely block 802.11...
  18. Gh778

    Faraday cage in a parallel plate capacitor

    Hi, A parallel plate capacitor is charged from fixed voltage, after I cut voltage source. Now, what's happened if I place a Faraday cage inside capacitor (without touch capacitor) ? Capacity changed ? So energy of capacitor changed ?
  19. M

    Mathematical Explanation of Faraday Cage Theory - Reflected/Transmitted Waves

    I was looking for a mathematical explanation of a Faraday cage. In particular I was seeking something that relates hole size to the reflected and transmitted waves, using electromagnetic theory. This might also relate to a wire grid polarizer. Would anyone be able to help me?
  20. R

    Faraday Cage Applied to Power Lines to Negate Field Interference

    Hello learned Engineers, Physicists, and people more useful than myself: Thank you in advance for reading. I would like to submit a more educated proposal to a utility company for a method that would allow it to install 500 kilovolt renewable power transmission lines through many residential...
  21. N

    Anechoic chamber, RAM, and faradays cage

    Hi, I was reading about anechoic chambers for performing tests of RF equipment, and read that they are usually screened rooms, built as a Faradays cage (Grounded, closed metal structure) in order to block radiation from the outside, and stop radiation escaping. But also they coat the...
  22. D

    Using a Squirrel Cage Motor in an Induction Generator

    I'm not sure whether to post here or EE forum, if it is better suited there, please advise/assist in moving it. I'm familiar enough with Induction, though not practiced in the formulae describing it. I recently came into need of an AC generator and thought there has to be some useful...
  23. P

    Overcoming Electrostatic Forces for Fusion: Can a Faraday Cage Help?

    The most difficult aspect of hydrogen fusion is overcoming the electrostatic forces that cause the hydrogen nuclei to repel each other. Would it be possible to place one of the nuclei inside some conducting sphere like a Buckminsterfullerene so that the fullerene acts as a Faraday cage? The...
  24. R

    Understanding Faraday Cages: Choosing the Right Copper Mesh for 400 MHz Signals

    [b]1.I must make a Faraday cage with copper mesh that will protect product from stray 400 MHZ signals.The operator wants to see his product inside of the cage so i want to use the coarsest mesh I can for visibility reasons.I still need good protection from 400mhz.What is the coarsest copper mesh...
  25. B

    Does a charge located in a Faraday's cage creates a field outside the cage?

    Hi everyone, Well everything is in the title. Answers are not clear on the net and I cannot figure it out myself.
  26. F

    8-year-olds placed in Cage Fights

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7fCtYTUAf8 Skip to 0:51, look at the tone of that kid, he obviously LOVES violence thanks to his moronic father. It's fun IN other words, "I like to beat people up and people weaker than me!"
  27. U

    Faraday Cage: Exploring Potential

    Hoi! I was wondering about the Faraday cage. When lightning strikes a car, the driver is not hurt since he/she is sitting in a Faraday cage. The charges cancel out and the net E field in the car is zero, though the potential inside the car should reach whatever is on the outside, meaning...
  28. J

    How can I reduce noise amplification in my Faraday Cage?

    Hi everyone, I have recently built a Faraday Cage. However it seems to be working in reverse and amplifying the noise! My test setup: I place a 3.3 Mohm Bulk metal precision resistor across the terminals of the meter and measure the pk-to-pk noise using the meter. I now place the meter...
  29. H

    What Happens to a Bird's Weight in an Open Cage?

    if a bird sitting in a closed cage starts to fly what happens to its weight of the system What in open cage
  30. I

    Will a faraday cage stop gamma rays?

    Can a faraday cage be used to stop the radiation at the Japanese reactor? If not why not? I know the frequencty is high but what if you pulsed DC current at the same frequency would that stop it?
  31. J

    Designing a Faraday Cage for Precision Resistor Network & DVM

    Hello I am building a Faraday cage, I cannot find any decent information on the designing one. I plan to use it to shield a precision resistor network and 8 1/2 digit DVM in order to measure Low Frequency noise of a HV power supply. I need to know what dictates the size of the "holes" in...
  32. Q

    Is it possible that if i wear a faraday's cage

    is it possible that if i wear a faraday's cage, does it mean that all lightning would pass through the cage into the ground (or ground electrons going up), then i would be unharmed? thanks
  33. W

    Fish Cage Geometry: Finding Formula for a & b

    We are trying to get a formula for a and b (them being the same lenght). we know length c, circumference of the circle and the length of the arc between a and b, radius of cirle and we think we could work out the angle between the lines. Thanks in advance Danny
  34. T

    Would a Faraday cage block all types of radar?

    Would a faraday cage block all types of radar?
  35. N

    Why Squirrel cage rotor is short circuited?

    In a 3-phase squirrel cage induction machine, why the rotor terminals are short circuited?
  36. A

    Can a Faraday Cage Effectively Shield Against 13.56 MHz RF Interference?

    I'm working on a project that has a 13.56 MHz RF power source. The thing is, the EM waves emitted by this power source cause problems with the diagnostic equipment of the actual experiment (various capacitive and inductive sensors). So, I am planning to build a faraday cage to shield the...
  37. H

    Car Struck by Lightning: Faraday Cage or Skin Effect?

    Most places I've read say it's because the car forms a Faraday cage, but a few say that is incorrect and that it's actually from the skin effect. The notable case of the latter explanation is from the Boston Museum of Science: http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/cage.html This guy, Dr. Davis from the...
  38. L

    Faraday cage problem with RFiD

    I'm working in a tracking solution based on RFiD, that consists on tags without any type of battery or power source. When the antenna generates the signal in the correct frequency, an induction process occur in the tag, generating a response to the antenna (containing the tag's id number)...
  39. C

    Tesla Coil Surprises Inside a Faraday Cage

    When this guy gets inside the Faraday cage and they hit it with like 200,000 volts from a Tesla coil , when he is inside the cage he can touch the inside and not get shocked , so basically the charge flows on the outside , is this because the electric field from all around the circle pushes...
  40. T

    How Can an Electric Field Disturb a Faraday Cage?

    Hi everyone! I was thinking..then I decided to post this thought to ask your opinion about that. We have this capacitor made by different layers, starting from the top we have: electrode, dielectric material (let's assume 10um thick, permittivity k=600), conductive layer (good liquid...
  41. S

    Electron gun design using faraday cage like setup

    I have designed an electron gun that incorporates a faraday cage setup and I would like anyone's opinion if this setup could actually work. See attachment for image or here is a link to the image of the electron gun http://yfrog.com/j7electrongundesignbj Explanation of image There is a...
  42. K

    Faraday cage experiment - Static current

    Hi everybody. Some expert advice needed here. I am working into an experiment that consists of putting a wave emitter device (a wi-fi router for example) in a faraday cage so those waves don't spread outside the cage (or I get some attenuation at least). I have some questions: - First of...
  43. L

    Inverse Faraday Cage: Containing Magnetic Fields?

    Well we can use a Faraday Cage to keep magnetic fields from entering a certain area, but I was wondering if the same method could work for containing magnetic fields. I know we use metal cores to concentrate magnetic fields, but is there a way to actually trap them?
  44. K

    My DIY Squirrel Cage Fan Fume Hood Project

    I just bought this squirrel cage fan off ebay. My idea is to use it for a fume hood. According to seller it runs very well; I will clean, oil, and throw a coat of a paint on it. Got it for 20 bucks. The motor is completely separated from the cage as I wanted. However, it gives no CMF? It is a...
  45. S

    Creating a Faraday's Cage With a Slinky

    Hi, I've wondered if there is a possibility to create a Faraday's cage with a metallic Slinky instead of using a metallic mesh? Thanks in advanced.
  46. R

    Building a Cheap Faraday Cage in Bedroom

    1. Suffer extreme symptoms from Microwave RF emissions cell phones, Wi FI, Cordless computers and RF Routers. 2. The next door neighbour has installed a Uniden DECT that transmits continually 24 hours a day. Our bedroom and the next door neighbours loungeroom is separated by a normal...
  47. A

    Making a mobile van faraday cage

    A real life situation exists where I'm attempting to turn the back of a van into a faraday/rf sheilded cage to transport 2 electromagnetic sensitive beings too properties where there is no microwave tower coverage in the hope they can live fuller longer lives (than are currently expected) in a...
  48. F

    Charge.E field and Faraday's cage

    Hello everyone. If a static charge is placed inside a metallic box, there is going to be an E field inside the box, zero in the layer between the inner and outer walls of the box, and a field E outside the box, as if the box was not there. If the same charge inside the metal box is...
  49. cepheid

    Hamster in Cage: Internal or External Forces?

    I remember seeing a commercial advertisement in which a hamster in a cage moved itself towards a desirable item (food or something) that its owner had on the counter by throwing itself against the side of its own cage. Would this really be possible? On the one hand it seems like there are only...
  50. J

    Can a Faraday Cage Protect Against EMF Radiation from Neighbors?

    Couple of months ago Deany100 posted a note on microwave radiation which he suspected was his neighbour tracking his movements. I've got a similar problem, a home bathed in emf picked up by a device (15 pounds sterling) that doesn't tell me what the frequency is. Great disbelief from everyone...
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