stella polaris
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When you think you know then you understand that perhaps you do not know.
Background.
I have been using an ordinary magnet for sorting MLCC. Non magnetic have been saved and magnetic thrown away.
On day then cleaning the workshop I find a little box with MLCC. My memory tells me they were non magnetic but before I put them in the good MLCC box I test them with a ordinary magnet. To my suprise like 95 % was magnetic. Had my memory totally failed me? I was quite sure they tested non magnetic before. But in action cleaning the place i dumped the magnetic ones in the waste bin.
The incident have popped up now and then in my brain. Then I read a thread were somebody (anachronism?) stated that a ordinary magnet was not enough. There should be a distance of some mm between the magnet and the MLCC.
I have done some tests. Some MLCC seems magnetic but can be shaken away from the magnet while others sticks to the magnet even if i shake. This done with the magnet I uses now (from loudspeaker). Before i had an other magnet that I lost. Then testing the MLCC i sorted out with the old magnet, as non magnetic, a large share now were attracted to my new magnet (loudspeaker). These can most often be shaken of the magnet and are not stuck as hard as newer Fe type.
Now i am pretty convinced that I do not really know how to sort MLCC. I am pretty sure i have thrown away good MLCCs due to too strong magnet even if a ordinary one. Magnets are of diffrent strength. This seems to complicate the sorting with magnet. If so I will not be the only one to throw away good ones.
Anyone that have a good guideline how to sort and a good specification on what magnet to use? What about this with a distance between magnet and MLCC? ( can not find the thread were I read about it)
Background.
I have been using an ordinary magnet for sorting MLCC. Non magnetic have been saved and magnetic thrown away.
On day then cleaning the workshop I find a little box with MLCC. My memory tells me they were non magnetic but before I put them in the good MLCC box I test them with a ordinary magnet. To my suprise like 95 % was magnetic. Had my memory totally failed me? I was quite sure they tested non magnetic before. But in action cleaning the place i dumped the magnetic ones in the waste bin.
The incident have popped up now and then in my brain. Then I read a thread were somebody (anachronism?) stated that a ordinary magnet was not enough. There should be a distance of some mm between the magnet and the MLCC.
I have done some tests. Some MLCC seems magnetic but can be shaken away from the magnet while others sticks to the magnet even if i shake. This done with the magnet I uses now (from loudspeaker). Before i had an other magnet that I lost. Then testing the MLCC i sorted out with the old magnet, as non magnetic, a large share now were attracted to my new magnet (loudspeaker). These can most often be shaken of the magnet and are not stuck as hard as newer Fe type.
Now i am pretty convinced that I do not really know how to sort MLCC. I am pretty sure i have thrown away good MLCCs due to too strong magnet even if a ordinary one. Magnets are of diffrent strength. This seems to complicate the sorting with magnet. If so I will not be the only one to throw away good ones.
Anyone that have a good guideline how to sort and a good specification on what magnet to use? What about this with a distance between magnet and MLCC? ( can not find the thread were I read about it)