Snap Fit Tone Ring Assembly

Version 11 (J. Simmons, 07/14/2018 02:17 am)

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h1. Tone Ring Half Assembly
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h2. Tools
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* Holoseat Test Stand
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* Magnetic Compass
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* Soldering Iron with clean wide flat tip
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* Spacer TODO - get dimensions
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h2. Materials
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* Instant/super glue (prefer Loctite Super Glue Ultragel Control)
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* (1) 18PTR-01: Snap Fit 18 Pole Tone Ring Base
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* (1) 18PTR-02: Snap Fit 18 Pole Tone Ring Cover
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* (18) 18PTR-03: N52 3/16" x 3/16" Neodymium Cylinder Magnets
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* (1) 18PTR-04: M3 x 0.5 mm Thread Size, 3.8 mm Installed Length Heat-Set Inserts for Plastics
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Note:  The final build requires (2) *HS-03: 18 Pole Tone Ring Halves*
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h2. Safety Issues
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* Use safety glasses when working with small, high powered magnets to avoid eye injury from flying magnets  
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* Be sure to maintain physical control of magnets (those being placed and those already placed) to avoid flying magnets
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h2. Product
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HS-03: 18 Pole Tone Ring Half
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h2. Procedure
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h3. 1. Place Heat-Set Insert
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# Set Soldering Iron to 350 Celsius
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h3. 2. Place Initial Magnet
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h3. 3. Place Remaining Magnets
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# Select another magnet and find its polarity by placing it along the outside edge so that it becomes attracted to the previous magnet
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# Rotate the magnet from the previous step 180 degrees (so that the pole attracted to the previous magnet is facing out to create a pole pair) and place it in the next slot in the base
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*INSERT PIC*
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# Repeat the previous two steps until the tone ring is fully populated
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*INSERT PIC*
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# Align and place the *18PTR-02: Snap Fit Tone Ring Cover* over the *18PTR-01: Snap Fit 18 Pole Tone Ring Base*
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# Press the parts firmly to secure the cover to the base
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*INSERT PIC*
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h3. 4. Verify Magnet Placement
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Note: You will need (2) in progress *HS-03: 18 Pole Tone Ring Halves* for testing
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# Set up the Holoseat Test Stand
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## Ensure the calibrated sensor is attached to the sensor controller
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## Ensure the power and USB connections are all configured according to the test stand operating instructions
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## Join (2) in progress *HS-03: 18 Pole Tone Ring Halves* onto the tone ring adapter
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*INSERT PIC*
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# Run tone ring test(s)
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*INSERT PIC*
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# Remove the tone ring halves from the tone ring adapter
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h3. 5. Fix Cover to Base
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h2. References
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* "What Are Magnetic Poles and How to Identify Them":https://www.apexmagnets.com/news-how-tos/what-are-magnetic-poles-and-how-to-identify-them/
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* "Reading a Compass":http://www.compassdude.com/compass-reading.php