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Effects of magnatism on mice?
NoBonus:
Does the presence of magnets cause a mouse to flip out or anything? I am building a spinner and found the inside of a vacuum cleaner engine has built in fly-wheels, two sets of great bearings, and a top and bottom mounting plate. But the flywheel is the magnetic center of the engine. Will this effect the mouse? If so, can I create a barrier or de-magnatize the core? I have not assembled this yet, but after a few spins with my fingers and seeing the dual bearings and top and bottom mounting brackets, I will be looking for more used/broken vacuums. The weight of the flywheel feels great and the set-up will be extremely durable and stable. Nice.
Additionally, has anyone made a spinner from an electric engine before?
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JustMichael:
Photos please!! ;D
menace:
if you put any unshielded magnets close enough to the mouse, its optics would still be fine but I'll bet its brains would be scrambled as the field from the magnets would erase the chips on board the mouse's circuitry. If you encase the magnets in metal, theoretically that should shield them--pull apart a pair of computer speakers and see how they did it see what i mean
Lilwolf:
not to metion... You better not have it close to your monitor... Or computer (but thats easier)
unshielded magnets aren't great around computers in general... But great idea.
btw, a basic shield is just some unmagnitized metal around it to direct the flow of electrons.
NoBonus:
So, here is the question, what sort of unmagnatized metal and how much should I encase the magnets in and is there anyway to be sure I have done an effective enough shielding job?
Some methods that immediately jump out are to surround the assembly with an aluminum soda can, a thicker aluminium can (like beans come in), or inside a metal project box. But how much do I really need and does the entire shaft need to be encased since it is touching the magnets?
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