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Adhesive-bonded magnetic flashlight needs no batteries.(Welding/Joining)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  September, 2004  

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A state-of-the-art flashlight said to be powered by a magnetic charging system rather than batteries is powered by zinc-plated, rare-earth ceramic magnets that are bonded in both ends of a polycarbonate housing with Araldite 2015 structural epoxy adhesive from Huntsman Advanced Materials, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Manufactured by Applied Innovative Technologies Inc., Fort Lupton, Colo., the NightStar magnetic force flashlight reportedly produces more than 20 minutes of high-brightness light after it is shaken for only 30 seconds. The toughened epoxy maintains its bond strength even when ...

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