Protecting flash drive in US-Mail?
Protecting flash drive in US-Mail?
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Not sure, if this is the correct forum, but here goes...
I have received a SD card from my brother i Arizona.
The drive appears to be completely defective upon arrival (does not show up at all), but working before it was mailed.
According to this:
http://www.radiationanswers.org/radiation-sources-...
US-Mail may use X-ray devices, that can have destroyed the card.
Question now is, how to protect such electronic devises from radiation in the future?
An idea that just popped up is to wrap it completely in Al foil. Possibly several layers with plastic or paper insulation between.
But what do the experts say?
I have received a SD card from my brother i Arizona.
The drive appears to be completely defective upon arrival (does not show up at all), but working before it was mailed.
According to this:
http://www.radiationanswers.org/radiation-sources-...
US-Mail may use X-ray devices, that can have destroyed the card.
Question now is, how to protect such electronic devises from radiation in the future?
An idea that just popped up is to wrap it completely in Al foil. Possibly several layers with plastic or paper insulation between.
But what do the experts say?





RE: Protecting flash drive in US-Mail?
Of course, foil will also keep your leftovers fresh and keep aliens from reading your thoughts:
RE: Protecting flash drive in US-Mail?
It would be pretty awkward if the USPS systematically destroyed all flash memory chips as part of the process, what with online shopping and all.
RE: Protecting flash drive in US-Mail?
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RE: Protecting flash drive in US-Mail?
The card was shipped taped with Al tape to a piece of paper with description of the files.
I have received other SD cards from him that way without any problem.
I have tried three different SD card readers on two different laptops using two different OS. The card is simply not there! I have also tried it in two of my own cameras. Both say "Card Error". Not "Card Missing". One of the cameras did suggest a format, but I am not quite there, yet.
But as my brother does live in a high desert area of Arizona, the static electricity idea may have some value!
The lizard idea suggested by Comcokid appears to be less valid, even though my brother has plenty of the smaller cousins around.