Re: Balls Magnetized


For the record any steel will magnetize, some more then others.
As I said, higher carbon will hold more of a charge.
What you call chrome steel actually is just tool steel with a high carbon
content.
The chrome look is because of the purity and higher carbon content.
All steel has carbon in it. You want balls with less carbon if you are
worried about magnetism.



"Betelgeuse" <superiorcrownNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I had read it was the carbon balls that are resistant to magnetism and that
the
'mirror glazed premium' chrome balls will pick up magnetism in games where
magnets are used.

Brian


"Pinballs4ever" <Noreplay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The higher the carbon content the more it will magnetize.


<tinatakigawa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Aug 2, 11:20 pm, "DaveB" <mailt...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was working on a Twister a while back that had a problem with the
balls
getting stuck in the trough, turned out they were all magnetized and
sticking to each other, I changed the balls and it works great, So,
today I
decide it is time to redo the Flippers on my LOTR with the Upgraded
coils
from Pinball Life, and I put new balls in it as well. Played a few games
and
had the balls stick in the ball lock and not let them drop when the post
dropped, I figure it is a burr or something, but lo and behold, these
balls
are magnetized too, and quite strong! When I put all 4 of them on the
lockbar/glass edge and try to roll them in a chain I can pull the first
ball
and they are all dragged along, in either direction!

Is this a problem with the balls I have, or is it just the games with
Magnets really affect the balls? I am not sure where I got this batch of
balls, but I have had them for a while and they just sit in a plastic
Bin in
an "oily" bag.

When you have a few magnetized balls and they are stuck together when
you
try to roll them in a chain, the 1st goes one direction, the 2nd goes
the
other way 3rd goes same as first etc, so it is like gears, and the
actually
stop the "Chain" as they work like brakes on each other.

--
Thanks, Dave tod...@xxxxxxxxx

Use carbon steel pinballs. You have chrome steel.

Kyle

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