Anti-magnetic seal is a weapon of energy retail companies against theft of electricity by end consumers. At the moment, this tool is the most effective. This is the determining factor for the widespread adoption of such technology.
Almost everyone knows about the theft of electricity in our country. As a result of such activities, energy retail companies suffer losses that can subsequently be scattered across all residents of the building as common house needs. As a result, bona fide payers are forced to give more money for electricity to strangers.
All experts in the energy retail industry are unanimous in their opinion that the source of consumer fraudulent activity lies in the imperfection of modern control devices and the presence of weaknesses. Anti-magnetic seals on the counter are designed to block the possibility of distortion of the readings of devices.
The simplest and at the same time the most common way of stealing a resource is to reduce the readings of electric meters. For this, there is no need to parse the meter and manually rewind the kilowatts that have run back. Craftsmen came up with a different way - this is the installation of an ordinary magnet on the counter. As a result of the action of the magnetic field, the device begins to spin slower than it should. And due to this, the owners of the apartments managed to save a good amount each month on paying for utility bills. To counter this kind of fraud, the antimagnetic seal is intended. When trying to such a effect on the meter readings, it indicates the fact of what happened.
The anti-magnetic seal looks like a regular sticker. However, in reality it is a product of actively developing nanotechnologies. A capsule is located on a regular adhesive tape , in which there is a magnetically stable suspension, which reacts to a field larger than 100 mT. If this happens, then it changes its state. This is an indication that the device has been exposed to a magnetic field. Most often this is expressed in a change in the color of the sticker or in the appearance of special distinctive marks. In this case, the time for indicating the effect depends on the strength of the magnetic field and can range from 1 second to several minutes.
The antimagnetic seal is installed on the meter housing . The fact of its failure will be immediately visible. This will be expressed in the form of an inscription appearing that signals a violation. For example, “Opened.” When glued back on, the inscription does not disappear. Replacing a seal with another also seems almost impossible. This is due to the fact that each such sticker has its own individual serial number. In addition, there are no antimagnetic fillings in the free sale.
As for how to trick an antimagnetic seal, this is not so simple. This requires the dismantling of the meter, its analysis and revision. In this case, try not to damage the glued seal itself. To perform a similar operation is not for everyone on the shoulder. And this means that a much smaller number of unscrupulous payers will be able to live at the expense of others.