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4/12/2006 6:36 AM

Magnet strength

Thought I would try a magnet swap on some seymour duncan 59's , went for A2's as I thought this would sweeten them up a bit , I was a bit taken aback , they sounded very harsh and very bright and icepicky , the A5's I took out measured 50 guass and the A2's around 25 , is this a usual difference between these mags or are my A2 mags a bit weak , also would it be a case of the 2's being weaker that caused the harsh bright sound?
Mick

4/12/2006 10:14 AM
Zhangliqun	That's weird, I don't know what to say. It should be a little less output but should also be a lot smoother.

4/12/2006 4:02 PM
Mickey Boy	Thats what I would have thought too , I'll swap them back today and see what happens , is 25 gauss around what I should expect from alnico 2 and 50 from alnico5 ? Mick

4/13/2006 1:01 PM
Zhangliqun	I heard it was more like 25 for Alnico 2 but only 30 for Alnico 5. These are supposed to be maximums of course, so a partially degaussed magnet will read lower.

4/13/2006 3:17 PM
Mickey Boy	Thanks Zhangliqun , anyone care to add to this?

4/13/2006 3:52 PM
Lukas	maybe someone with gaussmeter

4/13/2006 6:19 PM
Mickey Boy	Got one , thats how I know what they measured I'm curious what they should be charged too? Mick

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