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Magnetic shielding properties of MDF
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<blockquote data-quote="02dodgeram" data-source="post: 7903073" data-attributes="member: 570509"><p>I'm planning out an IB system for the trunk of my new car. The idea is to build a center pillar floating amp rack with 2 subs on the sides firing into the cabin. So the subs are about 6" deep and they'll be running up to maybe 700 watts RMS at the absolute most. The amps won't fit in between them once I plug in RCAs and power/ground wiring. Looking into the trunk from behind the car, the amp rack will float in about the center and I'm trying to figure out how far toward the rear of the vehicle I need to bring them to avoid magnetic interference potentially frying my amps. I'm trying to minimize the trunk space this system takes up.</p><p></p><p>So this brings me to my question. Will a single layer of 5/8" or 3/4" MDF with non-magnetic screws (or maybe just glue and fiberglass reinforcement) be enough to shield my amps if I wanted to have them sit pretty close to the magnets on these subs?</p><p></p><p>Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/stormceri/IBsetup.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Using a little paper clip chain I can say that the magnetic field only really kicks in within about 1.5-2", but I'm going to be mounting a brand new Zed Leviathan III in this amp rack. I really don't want to fry it. The amps would be fully enclosed on all 4 sides with venting to the top for heat (both amps are class D and run very cool).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="02dodgeram, post: 7903073, member: 570509"] I'm planning out an IB system for the trunk of my new car. The idea is to build a center pillar floating amp rack with 2 subs on the sides firing into the cabin. So the subs are about 6" deep and they'll be running up to maybe 700 watts RMS at the absolute most. The amps won't fit in between them once I plug in RCAs and power/ground wiring. Looking into the trunk from behind the car, the amp rack will float in about the center and I'm trying to figure out how far toward the rear of the vehicle I need to bring them to avoid magnetic interference potentially frying my amps. I'm trying to minimize the trunk space this system takes up. So this brings me to my question. Will a single layer of 5/8" or 3/4" MDF with non-magnetic screws (or maybe just glue and fiberglass reinforcement) be enough to shield my amps if I wanted to have them sit pretty close to the magnets on these subs? Here's a picture of what I'm talking about: [IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/stormceri/IBsetup.png[/IMG] Using a little paper clip chain I can say that the magnetic field only really kicks in within about 1.5-2", but I'm going to be mounting a brand new Zed Leviathan III in this amp rack. I really don't want to fry it. The amps would be fully enclosed on all 4 sides with venting to the top for heat (both amps are class D and run very cool). [/QUOTE]
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