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Final Comment: After 216 days, I hit 48/48 failures. In short, Don't by stock magnets from SMM for implantation.
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Even months after placing my SMMs in saline, I've still been getting failures.Out of 50 magnets, around 90 days later I have 19 left. They also don't seem to stop failing.
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Gold is bio-inert; however, I've heard of it wearing off. I was also planning on coating my SMMs and passed it over with the community but now I've been thinking that a gold and rhodium plating may be better. So in a related question, has rhodium plating been implanted by anybody in the community?
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Regarding mass testing, I'd recommend making a 1L ~2% salt solution with a little detergent of dish-soap to reduce surface tension. I'd then get as many 1ml bottles as needed and add the solution with the magnet.
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SMM is an alright place to buy, but you've got to do your own testing of the magnets and add extra coatings. Their default magnets don't do too well. A couple other (better) alternatives are the M31 (out of stock), some of Haworth's or Samppa. I don't know the specifics of all of these, but they're relatively reputable.…
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From my understanding, it'd due to the high density of nerve endings in the hands, which increases your sensitivity to magnetic fields.
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If I do end up implanting a SMM, I'll be sure to do a thick coating of gold on top and then test the magnet for another month or so. Although my rates of failure seem lower than most others, a %25 of failure is still pretty bad.
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Although I've not implanted one myself, I've heard that excessive use during the healing process damages/reduces the nerves that come close to the magnet - lessening your sensitivity to the magnet. In addition, some try to increase nerve growth by taking B-complex and increase sensitivity, but I'm unsure about how much…
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@McSTUFF @bentpins I'm also using 2% salt. If y'all want to record the data, somebody else set up a google sheet for it.
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@McSTUFF I don't know what you did differently, but my failure rates are much less. After over a month, I've had ~10 failures of 48. In another related topic, do you guys think it is valid to put a gold coating over the TiN for implantation?
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From what I've heard, the Hawthorn Sensing Magnets are pretty good; however, the silicon nums out some of the feeling. There's much less risk of degradation while using a magnet like that.
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SMM 48 Magnet Test: D1: 5 Failures (A4, B7, C0, C1, C8) D2-D7: No additional failures D8: 1 Failure (D0) I think I'll post an update every couple weeks or so.
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Yeah- I'm using two percent. I wanted to remain pretty close to saline but bumped it up a tad.
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I've started my testing of the SMM magnets which consistes of the following: 48 Magnets, 48 vials, 500ml of distilled water, 10g of salt, 1-2g of odorless/dyeless detergent. I'm going to try to do daily checks and plot the failures onto a graph to find the date where a 95% confidence is reached.
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@Cassox @SimplyTom I'm starting my testing on a large batch (~45) late next week. I plan on using a similar setup except I'm using 1 parts salt to 5 parts water (by mass) compared to @SimplyTom 's 1 part salt to 24 parts water. I also don't plan on doing any polishing prior - as I want to test the coatings prior to any…
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@ThermalWinter What methods do you recommend for testing the coating of magnets?
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@Boi Dangerous Things is also out of stock with their Lidocaine kit.