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Re: Interesting day of experiments

6/23/2004 11:34 AM
Andy	Re: Interesting day of experiments And, If you could look back a few months we discussed the variances of magnet strength. I was getting some spurious results and some strange comments from customers who'd previously been very happy with our pickups. Like you we went through a whole series of tests before we established that the mags must be at fault. We purchased a decent Gaussmeter and got back some of the "dodgy" pups on each three of the magnets had much lower readings than expected. We now meter all our magnets before assembly and use, in the case of strats, six magnets with similar strength. For humbuckers we have established a strength which suits us. Not all magnets, not even from the same supplier and produced in the same batch, are equal. A meter can help, as can storage. Andy

6/23/2004 11:34 AM

Andy

Re: Interesting day of experiments

And,

If you could look back a few months we discussed the variances of magnet strength.

I was getting some spurious results and some strange comments from customers who'd previously been very happy with our pickups.

Like you we went through a whole series of tests before we established that the mags must be at fault.

We purchased a decent Gaussmeter and got back some of the "dodgy" pups on each three of the magnets had much lower readings than expected.

We now meter all our magnets before assembly and use, in the case of strats, six magnets with similar strength. For humbuckers we have established a strength which suits us.

Not all magnets, not even from the same supplier and produced in the same batch, are equal.

A meter can help, as can storage.

Andy

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Dave Stephens Andy like you my magnets were all o... -- 6/23/2004 7:19 PM