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sreid: Good suggestion. This could be a very useful approach.
IRstuff: Thank you for the evaluation. The 1/2 inch between magnetic strips is not set - it just needs to be as close as possible. The sensor height will be no closer than 1/2" to the magnetic material. And I...
prex, sreid and logbook - thanks for your replies. All were illuminating in their own ways. As I said, I know almost nothing about this stuff, and it shows.
Your replies prompt the following clarification and questions. The entire concept may be technically not feasible, and I'm very open...
I'm an astro engineer by training, but I'm working on a personal project dealing with magnetics and need some extremely basic assistance in knowing where to start looking for the engineering approach. Please forgive my fundamental language and description of the engineering involved.
I'm...
