Plastic and Glass Bottles and Packaging

In applications such as plastic containers, simply drop the small target ball inside the container. The magnetic probe held on the outside of the container attracts the target ball. When scanning the probe along the surface or critical corners, the small steel target ball will follow. In the Minimum Mode feature, the gage continually displays both the actual thickness and the lowest thickness reading.

Automotive Tear Seams

The standard probe along with one of the two target disks and a replaceable chisel wear cap makes the Magna-Mike 8600 ideally suited for most automotive tear seam applications where measurements need to made in a thin channel or groove.

Aerospace and Other Applications

The Magna-Mike has been successfully integrated into quality control programs to measure aerospace parts made of composites and nonferrous materials. The wire targets can be inserted into cooling holes in turbine blades and the larger magnetic target balls can be used to measure jet engine parts up to 25.4 mm (1.00 in.) thick.

Measurement of a 24.1 mm (0.950 in.) aerospace casting

Measurement of a turbine blade using the wire target

Magna-Mike® 8600 Specifications*

Standard Inclusions

• 86PR-1 (U8470020): Standard probe or 86PR-2 (U8470028) Right angle probe
• 86PC (U8801410): Probe cable for 86PR-1 and 86PR-2
• 86PRS1 (U8780323): Two-part probe stand for the 86PR-1 or 86PRS2 (U87710744) Two-part right angle probe stand
• WinXL (U8774010): Interface program to Excel
• 86ACC-KIT (U8771068): Standard calibration kit or 86ACC-ER-KIT (U8771069) Extended range calibration kit
• EP-MCA: External power supply with charger
• 8600-MAN-CD (U8778535): CD with manual (all languages)
• 600-TC (U8780294): Plastic carry case
• Select one from:
• 600-C-RS232-5 (U8780299): RS-232 cable
• EPLTC-C-USB-A-6 (U8840031): USB cable

Optional Accessories

• 600-C-VGA-5 (U8780298): VGA output cable
• 600-BAT-L (U8760056): Rechargeable lithium battery
• 85FSW (U8780127): Remote footswitch
• 86PR-2 (U8470028): Right angle probe
• 86PRS2 (U8771044): Two-part probe stand for 86PR-2
• 86PCC (U8780323): Coiled cable for 86PR-1 and 86PR-2
• 86PR1-WC (U8780324): Replaceable wear cap for 86PR-1 and 86PR-2 probes
• 86PR1-CWC (U8780326): Chisel tip wear cap for 86PR-1 and 86PR-2 probes
• 80TB1 (U8771030): Target balls 1.59 mm (1/16 in.)
• 80TB2 (U8771031): Target balls 3.18 mm (1/8 in.)
• 80TB3 (U8771032): Target balls 4.76 mm (3/16 in.)
• 80TB4 (U8771022): Target balls 6.35 mm (1/4 in.)
• 80TD1 (U8771034): Target disk Flat edge
• 80TD2 (U8771035): Target disk V-edge
• 86TBM3 (U8771039): Magnetic target balls 4.76 mm (3/16 in.)
• 86TBM4 (U8771040): Magnetic target balls 6.35 mm (1/4 in.)
• 86TW1 (U8771041): Wire target 1.14 mm (0.045 in.)
• 86ACC-ER-KIT (U8771069): Extended calibration kit
• 86ACC-W-KIT (U8771070): Wire target calibration kit
• 86ACC-D-KIT (U8771071): Target disk calibration kit
• 80CAL-NIS (U8771011): NIST-traced calibration standards (set of six)

*All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Magna-Mike 8600

The Magna-Mike® 8600 is a portable thickness gage that uses a simple magnetic method to make reliable and repeatable measurements on nonferrous materials. Operation of the Magna-Mike is very simple. Measurements are made when its magnetic probe is held or scanned on one side of the test material and a small target ball (or disk or wire) is placed on the opposite side or dropped inside a container. The probe's Hall Effect sensor measures the distance between the probe tip and target ball. The measurements are instantly displayed on the large color thickness display.

New Features

Two New Probe Designs with Replaceable Wear Caps

The Magna-Mike is available with both straight and angled magnetic probes that feature replaceable wear caps to extend the probe's durability and reduce replacement costs.

Removable Standard Wear Cap	Removable Chisel Tip Wear Cap

Measures from 0.001 mm (0.0001 in.) to 25.4mm (1 in.)

The Magna-Mike offers an expanded list of target options (six different target balls, two target disks and a wire target) to greatly extend its measurement capability.

Internal Alphanumeric Data Logger

The Magna-Mike® has an extensive file-based alphanumeric data logger that is designed to easily store and transfer thickness readings.

You have the ability to store thickness readings in one of four standard file formats: Incremental, Sequential, Sequential with Custom Point and 2-D Grid.

• Single Send or File Send directly to an Excel spread sheet using WINXL
• Send data to other SPC program
• Both USB and RS-232 outputs
• Export files to a removable MicroSD card in .txt and CSV formats
• Generate on-board reports

Direct Interface to Excel Spread Sheets

The Magna-Mike 8600 has RS-232 and USB outputs that enable the instrument to directly send data to an Excel spread sheet. The included WINXL interface program enables you to single send or file send thickness readings.

WINXL interface program