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danfman:

To clarify, I had the machine assembled for a few weeks then started noticing a corner turning green.  A quick investigation made me realize the corner turning green was awfully close to the magnet in my joy stick.  Player 1 is orientated a little further from the monitor and isn't causing problems at the moment. 

I am a little confused on whether I need to ground the the metal barrier.  I know magnetism actually has effect on very few metals, but steel is one of them.  I have had experience shielding cables from high voltage interference and know it is a good idea to ground those because of high voltage interference, but I think magnetic interference may be a whole 'nother ball game.  So should I ground it or not?

KissMyWookie:

While steel should do the trick, there are specialized materials for magnetic shielding which won't add the extra weight to your cabinet.

The following website has magnetic shielding materials and faq's:
http://lessemf.com/mag-shld.html

Steve


Minwah:

I thought lead was very good at magnetic shielding. But I haven't tried it so cannot say for sure...

AndyWarne:

We have magnetic shields for the U360. Drop me an email.

Andy

TeamTEOR:

I am having a bad issue as well with shaking on my Billabs monitor due to electrical magnetic interference. I don't think my marquee light is causing problems, so I am turning my attention to the computer tower which is laying down on the bottom of the cab and the speakers.

I have the two computer tower cabinet outer panels on top of each other trying to block any EMI from the power supply, fans, or drives. The 2.1 subwoofer system is mounted just under the monitor, so I can reach the power & volume controls. The two stereo speakers were removed from their simple wood containers and mounted into the spots where the original stock speakers went.

Is there a better way to get the 2.1 sound without the EMI? Maybe I need to buy an actual set of computer speakers that has a manual on/off switch rather than a push button control.

Does anyone know if those "Smart Strip LCG3 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology" give off any EMI?

Tom

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