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- From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Magnetometer Impact on Floppies; was Airport X-Rays
- Summary: Testing and results on Magnetometer
- Message-ID: <B0qmoB9w165w@slic.cts.com>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 16:20:46 GMT
- References: <1almk_n.carlr@netcom.com>
- Organization: Muth Valley Seismic Control District, San Diego, CA / Node 2
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- carlr@netcom.com (Carl Robinson) writes:
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- > X-rays shouldn't bother magnetic devices (hard disks,diskettes, etc.).
- > Magnetic scanners will like those hand-held scanners airport security
- > personnel use when you set off the alarm. The thingy you walk through
- > is also magnetic and will hose disks. X-rays will wipe out unexposed
- > and unprocessed film.
-
- I'll make up a test disk today and try it out on a couple of
- magnetometers and hand-held scanners. Repeatitive passes, close
- proximity to the coils. In other words, worst case senerio.
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