All,
 
I am wondering if anyone here knows anything about the amount of drivre
signal that needs to be fed to a Magnetic Stripe Recording Head to allow
it to record onto a magnetic substance similar in properties to the
magnetic stripe like on the back of credit cards or ID cards, etc.?
 
I want to use a mag card head because of the mounting mechanism on the
head itself.  I plan to record onto a piece of paper that has metallic
particles glued to it's surface.  If this works like I want it to, I can
put together a demonstration that will be interesting for all.
 
I've checked the web, and have found the ISO standards that are followed
by the Mag Card industry, but I don't see mention of the signal strength
to apply to the recording head anywhere in those documents.  Unless I
missed it, this info just isn't there.  
 
This is for a demonstration and possible utilization later, but in no
way do I have anything illegal planned for this unit.  It's mostly to
prove a point to myself,
and to a couple of skeptic brothers-in-law that think they have it
figured out that this won't work.  I plan to prove them wrong.
 
If anyone has this info, I would appreciate hearing it.     You can
reply offline to me at jim@jpes.com.
 
 
 

 
Thanks and Regards,
 
 
Jim
 
 
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