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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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(d) Shielded probes and ferrite cores<br />

Shielding is often applied to pencil probes, and sometimes to spot probes.<br />

The eddy current field of standard unshielded probes extends some distance<br />

laterally from the coil. The lateral extent of the field can be found<br />

experimentally by locating a probe on a surface then moving it towards an<br />

edge. At some distance from the edge, an indication (an edge signal) will be<br />

obtained. Edge signals are located in the first quadrant clockwise from the liftoff<br />

signal, usually at a greater angle from the lift-off signal than for signals<br />

from surface cracks. If the probe is scanned near an edge or a hole, the<br />

lateral eddy current field will give an edge signal.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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