Mr. Buttinski Jr. III ... I was thinking that during installation and removal is when one could drop the card.
shel (digital dunce) Rob Brigham wrote: > > Call me Mr Buttinsku Jr: > > You should add that this kind of physical damage should not occur except > in unusual cases because the 'cave' has runners down the side which site > the card in the correct alignment - all things going to plan... > > Also when inserting the card if the device is powered up you could > possibly get a power surge which I suppose might cause damage. > > Removing the card while data is still in the process of being written > could also cause problems. On windoze (and prob macs I dunno) even when > you think the write to a card is finished, if may still have part of > that write in buffer I am told, and you need to use proper disconnect to > flush the buffer to the card before disconnecting. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 08 April 2004 13:22 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Battery drain-ONE Card? > > > > > > I'll elucidate, if you don't mind my buttinski attitude... <g> > > > > Some cameras that take CF cards will take both the type I and > > type II cards. Those cards have different thicknesses. In > > order to accomodate both designs, the rectangular "cave" into which > > the card is slipped is made wider than need be for the > > thinner one. So, when you intall the thinner CF card you > > might have cocked it > > slightly just as the connectors are mating, and dislodge a connector > > contact or two, creating all sort of problems. Like take it > > back to the > > camera store sort of problems... > > > > Removing problems? I don't know of any of those, just installing. > > > > HTH, keith > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > In a message dated 4/4/2004 11:00:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > the most risky time for a card is removing it and inserting it. > > > > > > Herb... > > > ----------------- > > > Thoughts on that? Please elucidate, Herb. About safety precautions, > > > that is. > > > > > > Marnie aka Doe > > > > > > > > > > > > >
