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MYX:

But if you are going to glue it, I suggest epoxy and clamp it.

Czapala:

SEE!  I am glad someone else had this experience.  I am not insane! :angry:

My friend and I actually got into a huge discussion about magnetic fields.  We thought that maybe since they were "disk" shaped that when brought together through the opposing forces it gets close enough for the opposite poles to attract ...  But I think "metal center" makes more sense.

So don't use Gorilla glue?

I actually was thinking about just putting them up without glue since it sticks there anyway.

MYX:

I am not sure that this is a good idea because since you are putting them in a place that they do stay naturally, you are increasing the field instead of canceling it out. I would love to get my hands on a magnometer (sp?)(word?)(one of those things that measure magnetic fields). If you are at a point that you can put an image on your screen, put your magnets in a place that is close to where they will be and check for distortions. My speaker panel and control panel were the last 2 things I put on the cab because I did not want to get side tracked playing games and not putting then thing together. So I had a screen to look at and test it out. I would not glue anything until you have had the chance to test it. Hand clamps hold things together well. I would stick it together that way and check out the interference. If I had a problem I was going to order new magnets instead of using the ones I had ordered. Did you get them from Parts express? How big are the speakers?

Just to prepare you, even though you went with your own speakers, the sound of the older games is not as exciting as I once had hoped it would be. The sounds were just not created that big. When I am in my front end, the soundtrack I created rumbles my cabinet. It is great. Then I go into asteroids and here doot dit doot dit...I just remember more umph.  :P But hey bottom line I can go down stairs at anytime I want and play any game I can remember. What a wonderful thing.

divemaster127:

The bucking magnets only help a bit, I dont know if the rest of the guys agree but I would think it more important first to make sure the orginal speakers are shielded to start with
dm

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