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magnetic shielding of electric components while allowing signal

magnetic shielding of electric components while allowing signal

magnetic shielding of electric components while allowing signal

(OP)
So i wasnt' aware there was a magnetic forum and double posted previously on the ee one. But since this question is much more relevant here, please excuse me for posting again.

So basically i have this powerful electromagnet that generates an electromagnetic field that can levitate another magnet and withhold a load of 12oz and still levitate:

My problem is, I want to be able to use electronics and send wireless signals through this strong magnetic field. I can shield the electronics with a thin metal sheet but my wireless transmitter cannot have this protection, since it would essentially prevent radio transmission. Additionally, even if the transmitter can be allowed to transmit, the magnetic field would have some major interference on the data transmission(right?). So I was wondering if you guys know of any special way to shield the transmitter so that
1) the electronics shielded within this magnetic field wont fry
2) the signal gets transmitted

Is a faraday's shield even going to be effective in this situation? Should I consider Mu-metal instead? Or do a combination?  

Thanks for the help guys,

I will be glad to clarify on what I'm trying to do. Right now I'm just really dumb founded :/

RE: magnetic shielding of electric components while allowing signal

It's doubtful there would be major interference.  If your levitation device is actually the one in the picture, then the electromagnets in the base are pulsing at a much smaller frequency than a wireless signal.
 

RE: magnetic shielding of electric components while allowing signal

(OP)
yep thats the product i'm buying here
http://www.1worldglobes.com/Specialty/anti-gravity-globe.htm
the page doesnt have any kind of data sheets unfortunately.  Though would you say that a device like this has a constantly varying magnetic field? That would be a major problem wouldn't it?














 

RE: magnetic shielding of electric components while allowing signal

no interaction between the fields.

your electronics may pickup some low-level interference but at a frequency considerably below that of your comlink.

sounds like fun

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