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I thought there might be a difference, but I learn when I say
something misinformed and get corrected (happens a lot; hence my
initials ;). Presumably, the dye penetrant method doesn't involve
electric fields?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/19/2023 7:43 AM, Michael Salter
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi thanks
for your comment. If possible I would really appreciate it if
you would add it to the comments on my blog post.</div>
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my understanding of "Magnaflux" testing is entirely different.
The "magnaflux" system we used in the aircraft industry
subjected the ferrous part to a magnetic field and immersed it
into a bath of spray containing iron particles. The particles
would gather at the edges of any cracks. <br>
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I was
involved with a comparison test of "Magnaflux" vs penetrant
dye testing on Rolls Royce Dart engine parts and the general
conclusion was that the results achieved using "Magnaflux"were
very much more dependent on operator skill than penetrant dye
although the penetrant system took a lot longer.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 3:55
PM Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"
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<div> Another good post, Michael. A couple things:<br>
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- To the best of my recollection--I haven't gotten in there
in a while--my BN2 has the spacers. I think it was one of
the later cars so maybe they were added at the end of the
run? Nothing else about the car makes me think any of the
previous owners were particularly diligent or careful with
the car (though it was in relatively good shape when we
bought it).<br>
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- If you don't have facilities for using a penetrant
dye--what us Yankees call 'magnaflux'--the 'ring test' can
sometimes suffice. Suspend the stub axle, preferably with
wire, and give it a sharp rap with a hammer, wrench, etc.
The axle should ring, like a tuning fork, but if you get a
dull thud you likely have a crack in the axle. My dad took
our stub axles up to BCS to have new bushings installed and
reamed, and Dad said Norman Nock was impressed by Dad's
knowledge of the ring test (Dad was an Old School mechanic
himself).<br>
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- I always assumed if a part wasn't absolutely necessary the
BMC bean counters would have it removed; maybe they realized
keeping the spacer, for the BN4s and later cars was cheaper
than replacing broken stub axles?<br>
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Bob<br>
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