DMCubing | A Close Look Inside the Valk 3 Power & Power M Speed Cubes @dmcubing6342 | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Hey, guys, just a quick look inside the new QiYi Valk 3 Power & Power M. A lot of people have been asking online about the size and strength of magnets. The Power M is unique in that it uses a mixed magnet design: an N35 4x1.5 in the edges, and an N35 4x1 in the corners. This information has been confirmed both by my own measuring, and confirmed by Mats himself!
The overall magnetic feel of the Power M is rather light. Though the magnets are subtle, they still have a positive effect on keeping the cube in alignment.
The biggest changes that we see in the Power is the new cube piece design- the primary plastic bases to the cubie pieces, the omission of the corner cutaway holes, and a new capped design for the edge piece. No longer is the edge piece a split-type. It's now somewhat like the Gan edge piece- however, instead of a full cap design, we have two separate tiles that make up the top of the edge. Disassembly of the corner piece is the same as the original Valk 3. I cover how to do this in the video. I use a metallic Gan tool to press down on the base retaining prongs to remove the base. Alternately, you could use a 7/32" nutdriver or socket tool.
I didn't cover the new core design, as this video is more about what we need to cover in order to magnetize the non magnetic version. I'll have a tutorial on that soon.
The Power M version (the magnetic version) has additional springs, a set of stickers and a cleaning cloth. The non magnetic version has only the cleaning cloth and insert cards.
Hope this video is helpful and has useful information. I plan on having a magnetic tutorial for the Power soon. I'll use stronger magnets than what are in the factory-magnetized Power M.
Take care, thanks for watching, and ...... HAPPY CUBING!!!!
DM