I accidentally left a compact flash card in my pocket and it went through
the washer and dryer. When I found it in my clean jeans I was Horrified.

I plugged it in to my braille note anyway and, much to my surprise, it
worked just fine. All my files were intact. I had some MP3 files on it and
the played like nothing had happened to the card. My word files were perfect
too.

It has been about 6 months now and I still use this card everyday.

Ray Wright


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] can cf cards break


> My daughter was reading an article about flash cards as they pertain to
> using them in cameras. She told me you can actually run over one with a
> truck and it won't damage it.
> I heard the number of writes is large, but don't remember the number.
> At 2/16/2005, you wrote:
>
> >I purchased a 64 Megabyte card for a Braillenote in 2001.  This card is
> >still functioning and it is about to have its fourth birthday.
> >Please note that CF cards are supposed to have a limited number of
> >writes meaning, that data can only be written to them (and writing means
> >recording new data, deleting old data, or changing/modifying existing
> >data)   a finite number of times.
> >Unfortunately, I do not have a specific figure as to how many "writes" a
> >card can handle.
> >And, even if I did, I can't imagine anyone could count them. (smile)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane
> >Garrett
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:40 PM
> >To: Braillenote List
> >Subject: re: [Braillenote] can cf cards break
> >
> >
> >Hi, Tina and List!
> >
> >I've been using my cards for over a year now and they are still going
> >strong. I always take them out before shutting down my BN and place them
> >back in just after starting it back up again. The only difference I have
> >noticed is that the card is not as hard to push in, or take out. I don't
> >know about any other effects that may happen.
> >
> >  Diane Garrett/Leader Daisy
> >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Phone: (918) 664-5731
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >From: tina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: Braillenote Bnlist < [email protected]
> > >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:23:15 -0800
> > >Subject: [Braillenote] can cf cards break
> >
> > >Well I've been trforing to be good about Dean's advice to take the cf
> >cards when the bn is off.  Glad they're tiny they just go in my pocket!
> >Anyway, my question is in pulling in and out a lot, will the card be
> >damaged or have a life shortened at all by doing this?
> > >zip 75019
> >
> >
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