[ale] Shipping SD cards with data

[James P. Kinney III]

Most solid state devices are both static and shock sensitive. 

Anti-static bag is nice, but a paper wrapped SD card then wrapped in a
bit of foil will be fine (the paper is to insulate the exposed
contacts). Avoid ziplock baggies as they are VERY static prone on
opening (try putting in a few bits of styrofoam peanut pieces to see
what I mean - If you can get them to let go of your fingers after opeing
the baggie).

Solid state memory is also somewhat shock sensitive but it takes a shock
on par with cracking the plastic case. A layer of bubble-wrap and a
cardboard mailer should be OK.

On Sun, 2007-12-16 at 22:02 -0500, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> This might seem an odd question.  We left our SD card at my in-laws
> house over Thanksgiving.  It has pictures only.  I would like to get it
> back soon.  Is there a proper method of shipping it so that it does not
> get damaged and pictures lost?  Maybe inside anti-static bag?
> 
> Chris
> 
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James P. Kinney III          
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