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derekmohammed
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Magnetic Eraser?
Hi,
My friend and I were arguing about this the other day and I wanted some input from you guys:
How many teslas would it take to potentially harm a computer. In the lab we use a .155Tesla magnet to move encased objects around in our rutherford scattering lab. I said that the magnet was not nearlly strong enough to harm a computer even if you put it right on its caseing. He said that even small magnets like fridge magnets could potentially harm a computer if waved around the caseing. He said the induced current would damage transformers. I differed saying that the induced current would be much to small and would have little effect even from the bigger 0.155 tesla magnet we were using.
Thanks for your input!
Hi,
My friend and I were arguing about this the other day and I wanted some input from you guys:
How many teslas would it take to potentially harm a computer. In the lab we use a .155Tesla magnet to move encased objects around in our rutherford scattering lab. I said that the magnet was not nearlly strong enough to harm a computer even if you put it right on its caseing. He said that even small magnets like fridge magnets could potentially harm a computer if waved around the caseing. He said the induced current would damage transformers. I differed saying that the induced current would be much to small and would have little effect even from the bigger 0.155 tesla magnet we were using.
Thanks for your input!