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Demon-Seed:
I have used the Happs type vinyl its a little bit of a slow process to put on cause you have to keep rubbing it and moving bubbles to prevent problems.. but once it is on it looks great.
quarterback:

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--- Quote from: Brocken on December 10, 2004, 01:51:16 pm ---sheet metal that was magnetic

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But a giant piece of magnetic sheet metal might.

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Shape D.:
ususally you would use shielding tape, typically a copper foil. but if the cab is made of a giant magnet or has parts of it that are magnetic it would screw with the monitor.


--- Quote from: Shape D. on December 10, 2004, 02:21:44 pm ---Magnets + Monitor = BAD

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NIVO:
Brocken I have done this, and I really like the padded feeling it gives under your hands. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,12306.0.html
quarterback:

--- Quote from: Shape D. on December 10, 2004, 05:51:06 pm ---ususally you would use shielding tape, typically a copper foil. but if the cab is made of a giant magnet or has parts of it that are magnetic it would screw with the monitor.

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From Frequently Asked Questions About EMF Shielding
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Why can't I just use lead or copper or aluminum foil for magnetic shielding?

In the strictest sense, magnetic shielding is not truly shielding at all. Unlike the way a lead shield stops X-rays, magnetic shielding materials create an area of lower magnetic field in their vicinity by attracting the magnetic field lines to themselves.
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And goes on to say that using materials like copper would be no better at shielding EMF than than if you used air.
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