Nvidia K1 magnets

JackH · Jul 15, 2016

Another poster said the the a magnet is built into it's case which greatly effects the P4 compass. Has anyone found this to be a problem? I just ordered a K1 to use for my new P4.

Opticheli · Jul 15, 2016

Just to clarify it won't affect the P4 compass but the built in tablet compass. Its horrible.

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Meta4 · Jul 15, 2016

JackH said:
Another poster said the the a magnet is built into it's case which greatly effects the P4 compass. Has anyone found this to be a problem? I just ordered a K1 to use for my new P4.

There are 5 strong magnets inside the back cover of the Shield + the speakers.

Removing them didn't help for me.
Some users have commented that recent software updates have improved things for them.

Sundowner62 · Jul 15, 2016

I have a K1 and it's the only tablet my P4 has known flight time I'm guessing in excess of 6 hours knock on wood No issues I have flown in 2 different states

Dirty Bird · Jul 15, 2016

Wonder what purpose the magnets serve?

Meta4 said:
There are 5 strong magnets inside the back cover of the Shield + the speakers.

Removing them didn't help for me.
Some users have commented that recent software updates have improved things for them.

Meta4 · Jul 15, 2016

Dirty Bird said:
Wonder what purpose the magnets serve?

They are to help hold a cover and they also allow you to use the Shield as the world's biggest fridge magnet.

Mike Hall · Jul 15, 2016

Meta4 said:
They are to help hold a cover and they also allow you to use the Shield as the world's biggest fridge magnet.

Lmao!!!!

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HWCM · May 8, 2017

Stacy Cobb said:
This is not true. The iPad's themselves have 16 Neodymium magnets in them and it does not cause any issue.

False. They have two. One at each corner of the screen.

HWCM · May 8, 2017

Stacy Cobb said:
Sorry you are incorrect. The new ones have even more than 16. You can count them yourself please see the attachment. I have to know this stuff for designing. This is direct from apples developer files and it is the magnetic schematic for their smart covers, both the spline and the front side interface. This is the one for the new iPad Pro 9.7".

Yes, the smart covers have the magnets. Not the iPads themselves.

HWCM · May 8, 2017

Stacy Cobb said:
Wrong that schematic is for the iPad 9.7 not the smart cover. However even if it was for the smart cover the magnets on the iPad would.still.have to be directly opposite the magnets of the smart cover so that they would go together
Same amount of magnets opposite polarity for each.

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