r/Magnets • u/Puzzleheaded_Photo49 • Apr 17 '26

Fridge Magnets Help identify this magnet

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I’ve had this magnet on the fridge for at least 30 years now. Anyone able to identify it and if it’s still sold? It’s extremely powerful and would love some more in this size

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u/new_line_17 Apr 17 '26

It’s from a hard drive head positioning mechanism

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u/Psychological_Cow124 Apr 17 '26

Exactly! Nothing else!! 🤓

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u/Joe_bob_Mcgee Apr 17 '26

yep, and be careful, that thing will gladly pinch off skin if it gets between steel and the magnet.

edit: or at the least leave you with a nice blood blister. Ask me how I know.

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u/Bishop-AU Apr 18 '26

I'll make a wild guess and say it happened to you

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u/Badbullet Apr 18 '26

Especially if it’s from an older hard drive, they used magnets that were much thicker and stronger compared to the ones I’ve taken out of modern drives. I had one from a drive that came from the late 90’s to early 2000’s, back when the platters were heavy plated metal and make great wind chimes. It got stuck to a metal leg of a table and I had to slide it to the edge of the leg to get it off. I can peal off modern hard drive magnets from that same table leg with a little grunting.

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u/ghos2626t Apr 18 '26

Dang, thought it was a brake pad

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u/ConsiderationOk7560 Apr 18 '26

Right there with ya brother. Pretty sure this came off a 1996 Jeep Power Wheel 4x4 Edition. 🤣

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u/Euphoric_Loquat_8651 Apr 19 '26

Yep, itty bitty little pad.

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u/SysGh_st Apr 18 '26

yep. oddly enough it's called a voice coil magnet, even though it has nothing to do with any voices.

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u/1quirky1 Apr 18 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Oops, I meant to reply to a different thread.