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Great point, thanks!

I was actually intending to use a flat cylindrical magnet, but didn't know that it would minimize potential problems. Could you please elaborate on this, explaining me what pro's and con's there would be using a "normal" magnet to a cylindrical one? I intend to have a ceiling plate attached...

Thanks, both for the welcome and the thorough answer! Correct me if I'm wrong, what I get from this is that as long as I use a photoelectric detector, the magnets won't influence the detection performance and the magnets will hold until they exceed the curie point - which means that it will be...

I am building a detachable smoke detector that I'm planning to install with magnets. I am concerned about the safety using this method, because of my knowledge of how magnets react to / affect heat and smoke. I wouldn't risk having the alarm detach itself during a fire, or the magnet to...