Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/14/02 Margaret Jeffcoat wrote: >BD, I wonder what the x-ray machines will do to smart cards and the like-any >information on the safety with them and micro drives. >cheers Wilber It's never been clear to me just what an X-Ray machine would do to a micro-drive. The storage medium is magnetic. Even if there are massive magnetic fields around the drive-motors, the magnetic field would not be sufficient to over-write the drive. The fields on those heads, which fly microns from the platter, are VERY strong. I've never had a problem with any disk drive when I travel. I've not had problems with card memory either although I have far fewer experiences with those than with small disk drives. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html