Hi Now, getting back to the original issue. MEMS oscillators of some types have really tiny structures in them. They mount them as close to being in “free space” as they can. The idea is no different than a crystal. A properly shape lump running in free space has higher Q. Higher Q is normally a good thing in an oscillator.
It’s not a great leap to guess that there may be magnetic materials in a structure like that. If so, a giant magnetic field could put some force on the mounting structure. Put to much force (or to quick a “snap” in that force) and there goes the structure into really tiny pieces ….. Yes, there are a lot of other EMI possibilities. Last time I checked, things like phones and watches were not on the list of what you took with you for an MRI …. Bob > On Nov 1, 2018, at 3:05 PM, David Witten <witt...@wwrinc.com> wrote: > > Please pardon my usual incompetence posting to mailing lists... > > 2nd MRI center reports problems with Apple devices > <https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=mri&pag=dis&ItemID=123411> > > Aunt Minnie is a newsletter/site targeting clinical radiologists and > technical staff. > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
