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File:Coil right-hand rule.svg

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Direction of magnetic field (B) for an electrical coil. When the fingers are curled to point in direction of conventional current flow (I) around the core, the thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field.

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current14:15, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 14:15, 31 December 2019540 × 470 (57 KB)TreeOfKnowledge (talk | contribs)Shrunk file size, but kept Inkscape tags for easy editing.
01:38, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 01:38, 31 December 2019540 × 470 (97 KB)TreeOfKnowledge (talk | contribs)Change color of current arrow on the hand to match the blue color as the arrows for the coil current direction
01:26, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 01:26, 31 December 2019540 × 470 (97 KB)TreeOfKnowledge (talk | contribs)Direction of magnetic field (''B'') for an electrical coil. When the fingers are curled to point in direction of conventional current flow around the core, the thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field.

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