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 Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:55 am Post subject: Degaussing tools |
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As a watch repairer many years ago I bought a degausser to demagnetize watch tweezers. Nothing like a hairspring hanging on to the tweezers and not letting go. It is (I still have it) a coil of wire around a 3" dia. plastic tube with a zip cord and 115VAC plug on the end and a momentary push button switch. Put the tool into the coil, push the button and slowly withdraw the tool. Voila, no more captive hairsprings. If you release the button with the tool in the coil, depending on the part of the cycle that you released the switch, you may have made a real magnet out of your miniature screw driver. That's the reason for withdrawing the tool slowly, then releasing the switch.
Jurgen Amtmann (RV-6A)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:31 am Post subject: Degaussing tools |
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I have a similar tool, but mine is a rather large coil with a handle. It plugs into 120v AC, also has a button to energize it and was designed to erase magnetic tape for a tape recorder. Worked really well. Guess it would work on magnetized steel tubing too?
Dee
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On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Janet Amtmann <jgamtmann2(at)gmail.com (jgamtmann2(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote]As a watch repairer many years ago I bought a degausser to demagnetize watch tweezers. Nothing like a hairspring hanging on to the tweezers and not letting go. It is (I still have it) a coil of wire around a 3" dia. plastic tube with a zip cord and 115VAC plug on the end and a momentary push button switch. Put the tool into the coil, push the button and slowly withdraw the tool. Voila, no more captive hairsprings. If you release the button with the tool in the coil, depending on the part of the cycle that you released the switch, you may have made a real magnet out of your miniature screw driver. That's the reason for withdrawing the tool slowly, then releasing the switch.
Jurgen Amtmann (RV-6A)
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