[PLUG] Waterproof USB Thumb Drives

[Kenneth G. Stephens]

On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 18:51 -0800, Aaron Burt wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 04:59:46PM -0800, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> > 
> > USB Flash Drives.  Handy, but they tend to migrate to pockets, and
> > pockets tend to migrate to washing machines.   I just lost my second
> > one.  Bits do not like laundry soap.
> > 
> > I bought a pqi 128MB USB flash drive at Fry's today for $11, with the
> > packaging claiming waterproof.  A soak in the sink falsified that. 
> > Fryed again!
> 
> Dang.  After a rinse in distilled water, did it come back to life?
> 
> I wouldn't trust the waterproofing unless I'd personally potted it in
> silicone.  The USB connector's pins are gold-plated and widely-spaced
> enough to avoid problems with water or mineral residue.
> 
> Heck--take it out of its case, stick it in the finger of a disposable
> glove, fill with silicone, and you have a Lofstrom Special ducky-drive.
> (Maybe you can stick an o-ring in too so you have a handy lanyard loop.)
> 
> Hmm... I just saw a row of dime-sized "devil duckies" on someone's desk...

Keith,

Just wondering if you were not suppose to take them out of the package
to test to see if they were waterproof.  87)

Ken
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