Map of the position of the north magnetic pole since 1590

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[–]SundogsPlace 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is something to pay attention to. It's been a long time, but I believe all windings(motor/generator), have geomagnetic orientation. When this baby flips, things might be way different.

[–]fred_red_beans 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I believe windings or coils do have a magnetic orientation, but it is local and not tied or orientated to the earths geomagnetic orientation.

Large electromagnetic waves can overload coils causing them to fry though. A large electromagnetic storm from the sun hitting the earth could cause widespread disruption in this manner and it could take some time to manufacture replacement transformers/coils.