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HomeMagnetic Bracelet : Link length adjustment : RCGP26840.02
We ordered, on the internet, two of these magnetic bracelets, plus one link removal kit.
Magnetic bracelet
The bracelets look like this above. There is a small circular pellet magnet embedded in each link, inside the love heart shape. Very nice for Valentines day!.
I've tested if the 'magnets' are really actually magnets. Yes, they are real magnets.
The pin removal tool did not seem to work properly
Now to the problem. We tried the bracelets on our wrists and found that they were both too long. One needed shortening by one link, the other shortening by two links.
The pin removal gadget supplied looked like this above. QR code ref:
RCGP26840.02
Examining the removal tool it appeared that it was intended that the screw would initially be partially undone so that the space between the end of the push pin and the slotted end piece on the left would match the width of the bracelet where the pin was located.
Attempting, unsuccessfully, to use the pin-removal tool.
I hoped that the pin within the bracelet link could have been pushed out using the screw. This assumed that the other side of the link would rest securely and squarely against the slotted end piece. Screwing in the push pin could then have pushed the pin within the bracelet out into the slot gap.
Unfortunately the shape of the bracelet link was that it did not lie nicely across the slot gap and the push pin screw length was too short. So I was rather perplexed.
I investigated further..
The pins holding the links together
First I had a good look at the pins. This image shows a view looking at the side. Note that on this side the ends of the pins are split. This is presumably the side from where the pins were installed. I therefore reasoned that this was the side that was going to be the best side to get the pins back out. So I would need to push on the rounded end of the pins, from the other side.
This is what one of the split pins looks like.
Examine this picture of the split pin and identify the rounded thin end where the metal is folded around. At the other end the two halves are split apart slightly to form a spring intended to retain the pin in its hole. The rounded thin end goes in first.
How I used the pin removal too to adjust the number of links.
The way I did it is as follows.
Using the slot to hold the link.
As shown, I put the link into the slot and then used the push pin tool
separately to press down on the pin in the bracelet.
This might work for you. I had to hold the left part of the bracelet extremely firmly
with two fingers while someone else applied the push pin downwards with small hammer.
This did eventually work.
Alternatively I clamped the bracelet link in an engineers vice with two small wooden slips either side to avoid cosmetic damage. With the link held firmly in the vice it was then possible to hammer the push pin down and get the split pin out.
Reassembly
Examine the split pin and identify the rounded thin end where the metal is folded around. At the other end the two halves are split apart slightly to form a spring intended to retain the pin in its hole. The rounded thin end goes in first.
I found that the reinserted pin was not secure and likely to fall at at some future time, so I applied a minute amount of mixed two-part epoxy resin to the spring end of the pin as it was finally pushed home.
All successfully done
Having fixed the lengths we now have two perfectly good magnetic bracelets and we are very pleased with them.
Claimed perceived benefits from using Magnetic Bracelets
There are a number of claimed perceived benefits from using Magnetic Bracelets. These include reduced pain, better blood flow and better sleep. Expert opinion and scientific trials however suggest that these perceived beneficial effects are primarily due to the placebo effect. More information: https://www.google.com/search?q=magnetic+bracelets+benefits
My opinion is that if you try a Magnetic Bracelet and you then feel better then that is really good news for you.
Your comments please
Your comments or your images to be included here, please send by email to me at eric@satsig.net
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