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vadert(at)telusplanet.net
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: degausser

Ken

  

     Looks like a great  setup.  I researched the archives but couldn't find anything on  construction or use so I have a few questions.  How long do you keep  the current flowing at high power before you slowly reduce to nothing?  Do  you think this unit can be used on the instrument panel support tubes with  instruments in the panel (ammeter, voltmeter, tach, egt etc.) without damaging  them?

  

 Tim Vader

 Calgary, Alberta

 Classic IV

 EA81

 Repairing

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davyken(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:41 am Post subject: degausser

Hi Tim,

  

 I found that it didn't matter how long I ran the current at full strength as long as I reduced it to zero.  I tried it first on the axles before I installed them and it removed the magnetic field.  I believe the original thread started when a builder found that his compass wouldn't swing at all from the magnetic fields in his frame.  I had noticed that steel filings tended to stick to my tubing so I suspected I had some magnetic charge also.  From all the different suggestions offered on the list, this is what I tried.  All I can say is that it worked for me.

  

 I degaussed all the tubing around the cockpit before I installed the instrument panel.  So, I have no idea if this would harm various types of instruments or what a safe distance would be.  I'd say use this method at your own risk with the understanding that it's something you can cobble together from spare parts in no time and not have to buy or rent a degausser.

  

 Ken

 N1701S

 Classic IV / 912

  

  

  

Ken 

Looks like a great setup. I researched the archives but couldn't find anything on construction or use so I have a few questions. How long do you keep the current flowing at high power before you slowly reduce to nothing? Do you think this unit can be used on the instrument panel support tubes with instruments in the panel (ammeter, voltmeter, tach, egt etc.) without damaging them? 

Tim Vader

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