Where to find magnets for open frame motors?

wildecoupe Daylight Posts: 2,252	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 12:24:56 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wildecoupe on Jan 15, 2017 12:24:56 GMT -5 I'd like to remagnet a few of my motors. Where's a good place to find them?
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ZeldaTheSwordsman M-10000 Our country is headed down a dark road. Defy those who tell you your minority neighbor is the enemy. Posts: 1,367	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 12:26:37 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ZeldaTheSwordsman on Jan 15, 2017 12:26:37 GMT -5 Hardware stores. You could also cannibalize Magnetix for the magnets - those are neodymium.
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wildecoupe Daylight Posts: 2,252	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 12:43:54 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wildecoupe on Jan 15, 2017 12:43:54 GMT -5 I'll check Lowe's next time I'm there. I need 15mm x 12mm x 5mm and 16mm x 10mm x 5mm.
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wildecoupe Daylight Posts: 2,252	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 12:44:31 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wildecoupe on Jan 15, 2017 12:44:31 GMT -5 Next question, how do you know which way the polarity flows?
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TK Dave Champion Tyco Depot Founder Posts: 13,276	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 13:37:58 GMT -5 via mobile wildecoupe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TK Dave on Jan 15, 2017 13:37:58 GMT -5 www.kjmagnetics.com KJ will have anything you need. This is where I get my magnets for open frame motors.
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TK Dave Champion Tyco Depot Founder Posts: 13,276	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 13:39:02 GMT -5 via mobile wildecoupe and ZeldaTheSwordsman like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TK Dave on Jan 15, 2017 13:39:02 GMT -5 Jan 15, 2017 12:44:31 GMT -5 wildecoupe said: Next question, how do you know which way the polarity flows? I use a compass.
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NickelPlate Powhatan Arrow Posts: 5,388	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 13:52:11 GMT -5 ZeldaTheSwordsman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NickelPlate on Jan 15, 2017 13:52:11 GMT -5 I have an inexpensive ball keychain compass from Walmart for that, but you can just flip the magnets over if it runs the wrong direction. It's a 50-50 proposition.

retiredalex Mikado Rest In Peace Posts: 514	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 15:29:31 GMT -5 wildecoupe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by retiredalex on Jan 15, 2017 15:29:31 GMT -5 Proto 87 offers sets of 5 magnets with the metal shim for $3.95. www.proto87.com/Motor_upgrades.html

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Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 19:18:29 GMT -5 ZeldaTheSwordsman likes this

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Post by NickelPlate on Jan 15, 2017 19:18:29 GMT -5

For best results you should try a that stack. A friend on the MR forum who has a lot of old Akane brass like Yellowstones and Cab Forwards sent me a PM asking if he should use two after I posted this picture.

He contacted me afterwards raving about the improvement, and that his Cab Forward crawled when he just cracked the throttle open and performed like a can motor with close to the same current draw.

Micro-Mark has sets of 20: tinyurl.com/hhhvoyc

They are also available for much less on eBay, but seller has quite a bit of negative feedback so caveat emptor: tinyurl.com/jy44uuv

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Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 19:24:29 GMT -5

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Post by ZeldaTheSwordsman on Jan 15, 2017 19:24:29 GMT -5

It's those stacks that I was thinking of when I suggested checking hardware stores (since I believe you can get packs of Neodymium craft magnets there) or cannibalizing Magnetix toys for their magnets.

The "Death to Eclipse" in my pics is a protest against DeviantArt's stupid Eclipse UI (DeviantArt being my imagehost). Eclipse is terrible, but DA is still very useful as an imagehost so I put a protest in my uploads instead of leaving.

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Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 15, 2017 19:34:56 GMT -5 NickelPlate likes this

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Post by TK Dave on Jan 15, 2017 19:34:56 GMT -5

Same sized magnets from K&J for $0.70 each, no minimum order. It's a reliable source, high quality magnets and they have great customer service:

www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=B842

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wildecoupe Daylight Posts: 2,252	Where to find magnets for open frame motors? Jan 20, 2017 18:20:40 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wildecoupe on Jan 20, 2017 18:20:40 GMT -5 Found some 1/2" x 1/4" x 1/16" on fleabay. The thinner ones might allow me to fit a little more in to the frames.
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