Magnets?

artemis0007 · 07-16-2002, 07:15 PM

Hi all!
I was planning on using some magnets (small, like refridgerator size) to hold a lexan door in place (so it doesn't swing out). I was wondering if the magnets would harm any of the electronics in the case? The magnets would be in the vicinity of a SCSI HDD, an Adaptec RAID card, a 92mm fan, a cold cathode inverter, RAM, and various IDE cables. Thanks for any help!

bigben2k · 07-16-2002, 07:28 PM

Nope, there will be no harm done. Not even close.

Khledar · 07-19-2002, 12:39 AM

Big Ben's got you covered! There's no where near enough power in those magnets to do any harm, keep in mind that all your fans are probably emitting more powerful magnetic fields than simple fridge magnets, and if you look at disk erasers back when people used disks these were more common, but they're big electromagnets which could probably lift an empty steel case, that's the kind of power you're looking at to erase disks through plastic, but I still dont suggest actually sticking magnets on things like hardrives. Also keep in mind that the only devices magnetic fields mess with are magnetic storage drives which includes HD's FDD's but not optical stuff or chips!

GL Modding

ECUPirate · 07-19-2002, 10:31 AM

so you could take a magnet to a cpu or a stick of ram, and not hurt anything?

(a bit rheotorical sp?, as I accidentally used a magnetic flathead screwdriver to spread my AS3 on my ram and cpu.

still werks. )

Khledar · 07-19-2002, 07:06 PM

Well using a magnet instead of a coldplate might not be the greatest idea :P But the magnet that I just now stuck on my video card ram chips really is doing nothing. Maybe if you were able to generate enough magnetic field you would be able to slow down or disrupt some electrical impulses through the chips but that would require a lot of magnetic power.

07-16-2002, 07:15 PM	#1
artemis0007 Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Davis, CA USA Posts: 113	Magnets? Hi all! I was planning on using some magnets (small, like refridgerator size) to hold a lexan door in place (so it doesn't swing out). I was wondering if the magnets would harm any of the electronics in the case? The magnets would be in the vicinity of a SCSI HDD, an Adaptec RAID card, a 92mm fan, a cold cathode inverter, RAM, and various IDE cables. Thanks for any help!

07-16-2002, 07:28 PM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Nope, there will be no harm done. Not even close. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

07-19-2002, 12:39 AM	#3
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Big Ben's got you covered! There's no where near enough power in those magnets to do any harm, keep in mind that all your fans are probably emitting more powerful magnetic fields than simple fridge magnets, and if you look at disk erasers back when people used disks these were more common, but they're big electromagnets which could probably lift an empty steel case, that's the kind of power you're looking at to erase disks through plastic, but I still dont suggest actually sticking magnets on things like hardrives. Also keep in mind that the only devices magnetic fields mess with are magnetic storage drives which includes HD's FDD's but not optical stuff or chips! GL Modding __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

07-19-2002, 10:31 AM	#4
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	so you could take a magnet to a cpu or a stick of ram, and not hurt anything? (a bit rheotorical sp?, as I accidentally used a magnetic flathead screwdriver to spread my AS3 on my ram and cpu. still werks. ) __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

07-19-2002, 07:06 PM	#5
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Well using a magnet instead of a coldplate might not be the greatest idea :P But the magnet that I just now stuck on my video card ram chips really is doing nothing. Maybe if you were able to generate enough magnetic field you would be able to slow down or disrupt some electrical impulses through the chips but that would require a lot of magnetic power. __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

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