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5th May 2020, 05:20 PM #1Member
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Magnetic Chuck Dissassembly and Repair
Ever wondered about how magnetic chucks worked or what is inside?
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5th May 2020, 10:20 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Thanks for the "How to" TommyG. Hopefully mine will be that simple to fix!!!
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6th May 2020, 08:00 AM #3Pink 10EE owner
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Looked like Alnico magnets to me which means once he pulled the top off they lost a fair proportion of their magnetism. He will probably have to get it zapped as it is going to have bugger all strength.
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6th May 2020, 04:58 PM #4Member
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So long as they aren't dropped or heated they should retain magnetism.
I spoke to a few people that repair them and they say that any magnetism loss is usually just the poles not lining up. It's usually an easy fix apparently
I left my magnets on the top plate knowing how strong the magnets are and not wanting to crush fingers or anything stupid. Ideally it would get separated for a more thorough cleaning
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6th May 2020, 04:59 PM #5Member
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6th May 2020, 07:06 PM #6Golden Member
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Eclipse magnetic chucks are full of heavy oil to lubricate the whole mechanism and to reduce the chance of water ingress although some always seems to get in.
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6th May 2020, 08:55 PM #7Member
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6th May 2020, 10:16 PM #8Most Valued Member
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My Eclipse is weak on the magnetism side, anyone have any ideas besides sending it to a specialist place????
Thanks,
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6th May 2020, 11:03 PM #9Member
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Take it apart and have a look. It's all about the alignment really
Other than excessive heat (look up curie temperature) or lots of heavy percussive shock, I'm not sure magnets can loose their strength
Or it's wrong thickness material for the pole spacing? Fine pole magnets prefer thin stock, and coarse pole prefer thicker
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