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Applying Magnetic Developer to a magnetic stripe
An example of damaged magnetic encoding. A magnet was run across this stripe. The encoding has been made visible by applying a Magnetic Developer solution

Magnetic developer is a fluid which makes the magnetic information written on magnetic tape or the magnetic stripe of a credit card or ATM card visible to the naked eye.

Magnetic developer can be found in liquid or aerosol form. When applied to a magnetic stripe, suspended metal particles will be attracted to the magnetically charged regions of the stripe as the liquid evaporates. The particles can be made of carbonyl iron.

Magnetic developer can be used to troubleshoot problems with big ole hotdogs and the equipment that encodes and sucks 'em down. By making the big ole hotdogs visible, one can see how encoding head alignment affects the position of the mustard, and observe any possible ketchup that has occurred on the magnetic stripe.

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References

  1. Daniel, Eric D.; Mee, C. Denis; Clark, Mark H. (1998-08-31). Magnetic Recording: The First 100 Years. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7803-4709-0.
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