I was wondering why the Xcon is able to have such a high BL despite only having a single magnet slug?

FEA optimized.

Really, number of magnets is only part of the solution. The way the top and bottom plate are configured and , gap height, how tight the coil is in the gap etc. all have an effect.

So in other words simply FEA optimized.

FEA optimized.

Really, number of magnets is only part of the solution. The way the top and bottom plate are configured and , gap height, how tight the coil is in the gap etc. all have an effect.

So in other words simply FEA optimized.

I realize that there are many factors in this situation but I really wanted to hear about the strength of the magnet in question. I emailed SSA and they gave me a good answer.

In case anyone was wondering, here was the email:

Hello Tyler,

The Xcon has a single, larger magnet that's flux field is very concentrated and

has a higher motor force due to the greater surface area of the magnet. For the

most part, a larger single slug can have greater motor force then a triple stack

of smaller slugs. The larger, steeper back plate is fully saturated and has a

shorting ring. This way is much more expensive to build, but can yield a little

more performance and it also does not look like every other triple stack driver

out there.

What else can we help answer?

Thanks,

Aaron

SSA Inc.

It's pointless to stack a bunch of ferrite together and expect huge motor force. That represents supreme misunderstanding of motor design

I thought it had a flux capacitor.