Magnets

QUOTE easy and accurate tool to measure your magnetism

I usually use a lady for that!

....sorry.... couldn't resist!

Tropi, I too have never heard anything of substance re the DS unit. Makes me wonder.....

Most guys I know use a home-brewed system like the ones previously described. Absolute measurements really don't matter if you have a system in place that is consistent - relative measurements are all you need!

Nep, I understand the dilemma when rules state specific values. My comments were geared more toward the typical racer who simply needs comparative readings.

To get accuracy, you need a proper gauss meter, properly calibrated, and good ones can be a bit expensive for most racers. Even the calibration of a good unit can be a problem unless you have access to a very accurate reference, or access to a reference that will be used in enforcing the rule.

One trick used in HO racing was to specify that the magnets could not pick up a specific metal object - if they did, they were illegal. Choosing a cheap, common metal object allowed everyone to have access to a "measuring device". One such object was a hitch pin for a John Deere tractor! Crude solution perhaps, but it served the purpose.

He laughs!

Yes, Diff.... cause the HO cars often have MORE magnet than 1/32! Neo motor mags, neo traction mags, added neo button mags..... wild rewinds with 32G wire! Tough stuff! Not my cuppa tea (if I drank the stuff ) but pretty wild!