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- From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: OK to pass diskette through airport X-ray?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.083627.2716@tdb.uu.se>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 08:36:27 GMT
- References: <1992Dec22.175344.29306@rosevax.rosemount.com>
- Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
- Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
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- Andy Joe (aj@lew.rosemount.com) wrote:
- :
- : Can somebody explain what an x-ray machine will do to the magnetics
- : on a diskette? Also, what about the lead bags that can be used for
- : sheilding the x-rays from fogging photographic film? Will this work
- : also?
-
- X-rays cannot affect any magnetic media. That's it.
-
- However, some x-ray machines have other bad things, like large motors that
- produce magnetic fields. I suggest that you ask the personell working there
- if it's okay. If they say it's okay, you can put them through. Some won't
- let you do otherwise.
-
- /Mats
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