Before these Magic Mirrors & their magnets ever hit the streets, they were very carefully checked over by instrument experts, who suggested the use of Stainless Steel screws to hold the magnets to the chassis insted of ferric screws - so the screws used are stainless, austenitic stainless, so that it's largely non magnetic & will transfer at best a TINY portion of the magnetic field that exists around the magnets. On top of that, they highlighted that the magnets would be held onto the chassis, which was thick enough to severly limit any significant magnetic field issues re the gauges; besides which, since they already had to contend with the closer & stronger(?) magnets in the speakers, the gauges themselves were constructed & mounted in such a way that their working bits are largely protected from any external magnetic fields, especially when they are: small, like those the mounts might create; more than an inch or so away, which they are; & particularly if the mounts are installed correctly! They convinced us that the gauges themselves would not be effected by putting the magnetic mirror mounts where they needed to go.
When we discovered that a few installations (very few actually, less than a couple of percent) DID have gauges acting up after the magnets were installed, we went back to the experts, didn't take it upon ourselves, but actually took this to some of the premier instrument makers in the world, & they kindly looked at the problem & told us that the only way the gauges would be effected like that was if the wiring leading to the gauges was being effected enough by the micro field to allow some additional current to be produced in the wiring - however, any such current would be a tiny amount of 'extra current' & if it made a difference to a gauge then it would mean that the wiring insulation or a joint was very likely compromised somehow, & that the wires MUST ALSO be moving in the magnetic field, as small as that was likely to be!! So it could easily be remedied, either by fixing the wires (ie, repairing/replacing any compromised insulation/joins etc AND by stopping them from moving); by moving the wires further away (ie, putting them back where the OE Loom had them sited); or by further reducing the magnetic field... they allowed that IF ALL the magnets had their polarity aligned identically, the range of the magnetic field might just be enough for a very weak field to extend close enough to effect compromised wiring enough to create a micro current if the wires in the OE position moved, but if that was the case then flipping the closest magnet should reduce the weak magnetic field even further, & so remedy the problem!! :dontknow:
Now this wasn't (& isn't) me being some keyboard warrior & spouting off about what I think about all this, it's simply me passing on what the EXPERTS have told us about these magnets & these gauges & their potential interactions... you can take it or leave it or do with it as you will - I've passed on what I KNOW about the subject, not what I suspect or suppose, but (in some cases almost word for word) what I have learnt from the people who really do KNOW EVERYTHING about this sort of stuff. And I'm pretty sure that if you are seriously concerned about your analogue gauges not working properly due to the Magics, & you REALLY don't want to revert to using the significantly more accurate digital gauges & toss the analogues in the bin like most others, replacing them with something worthwhile, then you could contact Russ & negotiate with him re a refund - he's not trying to force you to use them, & I'm not trying to force you to understand this or even believe it - but between us we've done what we can to remedy something that many Spyder RT owners had issues with. We are very sorry if these Mirror Magics haven't worked for you personally & are happy to work with you to try & remedy your issue, just send us an email or PM explaining your problem. However, if us producing these mounts & doing this sort of thing plus our efforts to help others is something that sticks in your craw so much that you need to continually post up to denigrate it & pick at it at every opportunity like some here seem to do, then I truly am sorry for you! :sour:
When we discovered that a few installations (very few actually, less than a couple of percent) DID have gauges acting up after the magnets were installed, we went back to the experts, didn't take it upon ourselves, but actually took this to some of the premier instrument makers in the world, & they kindly looked at the problem & told us that the only way the gauges would be effected like that was if the wiring leading to the gauges was being effected enough by the micro field to allow some additional current to be produced in the wiring - however, any such current would be a tiny amount of 'extra current' & if it made a difference to a gauge then it would mean that the wiring insulation or a joint was very likely compromised somehow, & that the wires MUST ALSO be moving in the magnetic field, as small as that was likely to be!! So it could easily be remedied, either by fixing the wires (ie, repairing/replacing any compromised insulation/joins etc AND by stopping them from moving); by moving the wires further away (ie, putting them back where the OE Loom had them sited); or by further reducing the magnetic field... they allowed that IF ALL the magnets had their polarity aligned identically, the range of the magnetic field might just be enough for a very weak field to extend close enough to effect compromised wiring enough to create a micro current if the wires in the OE position moved, but if that was the case then flipping the closest magnet should reduce the weak magnetic field even further, & so remedy the problem!! :dontknow:
Now this wasn't (& isn't) me being some keyboard warrior & spouting off about what I think about all this, it's simply me passing on what the EXPERTS have told us about these magnets & these gauges & their potential interactions... you can take it or leave it or do with it as you will - I've passed on what I KNOW about the subject, not what I suspect or suppose, but (in some cases almost word for word) what I have learnt from the people who really do KNOW EVERYTHING about this sort of stuff. And I'm pretty sure that if you are seriously concerned about your analogue gauges not working properly due to the Magics, & you REALLY don't want to revert to using the significantly more accurate digital gauges & toss the analogues in the bin like most others, replacing them with something worthwhile, then you could contact Russ & negotiate with him re a refund - he's not trying to force you to use them, & I'm not trying to force you to understand this or even believe it - but between us we've done what we can to remedy something that many Spyder RT owners had issues with. We are very sorry if these Mirror Magics haven't worked for you personally & are happy to work with you to try & remedy your issue, just send us an email or PM explaining your problem. However, if us producing these mounts & doing this sort of thing plus our efforts to help others is something that sticks in your craw so much that you need to continually post up to denigrate it & pick at it at every opportunity like some here seem to do, then I truly am sorry for you! :sour:
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