I am in the process of replacing old magnets from my old locos.
There are a number of choices in the market.
Mainly there are "neo" (Neodymium) and "super neo" plus old earth type magnets.
Has any of you used and compared the "neo" type and the "super neo"?
What is really the difference with and without the word "super"?
Also, since both "neo" and "super neo" magnets are rather expensive.
The cheapest stream loco I got from Ebay was only 8 pounds which was
a Princess class Triang loco. A single and very small super neo magnet costs
something like that.
I was thinking of re-magnetise old magnets for those cheap locos and only
replace magnets for those expensive stuff. Old magnets always have
holes in them, making it more expensive to replace them, sometimes even
difficult to find an exact match. Maybe re-magnetising is easy and cheaper.
Does anyone know how to re-magnetise old stuff? What is the cost?
There are a number of choices in the market.
Mainly there are "neo" (Neodymium) and "super neo" plus old earth type magnets.
Has any of you used and compared the "neo" type and the "super neo"?
What is really the difference with and without the word "super"?
Also, since both "neo" and "super neo" magnets are rather expensive.
The cheapest stream loco I got from Ebay was only 8 pounds which was
a Princess class Triang loco. A single and very small super neo magnet costs
something like that.
I was thinking of re-magnetise old magnets for those cheap locos and only
replace magnets for those expensive stuff. Old magnets always have
holes in them, making it more expensive to replace them, sometimes even
difficult to find an exact match. Maybe re-magnetising is easy and cheaper.
Does anyone know how to re-magnetise old stuff? What is the cost?