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To get ready for my upcoming build season that starts on November 1st I have been checking my materials on hand and ordering the needed supplies to avoid a sometimes long wait for deliveries. A 3 week wait for a small order from an on-line material supplier last year taught me a big lesson!
This year I'm planing on building my first IC engine which requires a magnet to trip a Hall Sensor activated CDI Ignition. I ordered the Basic S&S system and opted to buy the Hall sensors and magnets from other sources.
Why buy from another source? The hall sensor from S&S is the way to go if your building a single engine. My plan was to buy enough for multiple builds and never need to order them again. The magnets from S&S are also the way to go but I decided I wanted 1/8" x 1/8" cylinders and didn't notice that S&S offered them. After a little looking around I found that magnets come in different grades. The most common ones I found are N36, N40, N42, and N52. I ordered the stronger N52.
The question is did I buy magnets that are Too strong, and will they play havoc with the hall sensor or cause a timing problem. The idea was that the stronger magnet wouldn't require close and accurate proximity to the Hall Sensor. Has anyone used the N52 grade with the S&S System, or any other system?
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D22-N52
-MB
This year I'm planing on building my first IC engine which requires a magnet to trip a Hall Sensor activated CDI Ignition. I ordered the Basic S&S system and opted to buy the Hall sensors and magnets from other sources.
Why buy from another source? The hall sensor from S&S is the way to go if your building a single engine. My plan was to buy enough for multiple builds and never need to order them again. The magnets from S&S are also the way to go but I decided I wanted 1/8" x 1/8" cylinders and didn't notice that S&S offered them. After a little looking around I found that magnets come in different grades. The most common ones I found are N36, N40, N42, and N52. I ordered the stronger N52.
The question is did I buy magnets that are Too strong, and will they play havoc with the hall sensor or cause a timing problem. The idea was that the stronger magnet wouldn't require close and accurate proximity to the Hall Sensor. Has anyone used the N52 grade with the S&S System, or any other system?
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D22-N52
-MB