Will the Corsair Flash Survivor survive an EMP with data intact?
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Electronics Engineer with experience designing EMP-resistant electronics for the military here. In general, smaller devices are less affected (they act as a smaller antenna), so a micro SD card would be best from that standpoint. Also, anything inside a conductive shield such as the aluminum body of this device will be well protected. Better yet, store it in a metal box (some mints come in nice boxes). That being said, if it is plugged in when the EMP hits it will almost certainly be destroyed, so you should buy two or three and only plug one in at a time. Finally, storing your data on different devices made by different manufacturers is a good idea to avoid a common manufacturing or design defect killing all three at once.
1268031
Good question. I have no idea. It has survived my daily rigorous needs. I work all weather, temperatures, etc...
1268032
That's probably the most unique question I've ever been asked. I have no clue. I don't really plan on being hit by an EMP any time soon. Sorry mate. Check out this thread: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=75662.
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Well I have not tested them for that specific issue however, they will be fine for use at any Airport that may use Magnetic imaging to scan your luggage. But if you are close to a Atom Bomb Blast and if you survive I cannot promise the Flash drive may not sustain some data loss.
1268034
I think this item is not EMP protected at all, like any ordinary flash drive.
781452
If it holds up - mine worked great for about a week. Then after that I saw a spark inside the P.S. case and it fried my motherboard.
2101725
No you should never use material that is not specifically fire proof inside of a computer
617490
As long as the strobe is on, it will be visable! I've been fortunate and not have to use it in an emergency, but trust the companies claim of function. Enormus liability if claim isn't true.
514761
Not with data loss but they are not really strong enough to keep everything together
950511
Any kind of data. Why would you care? After a few weeks, of use, the USB connector will break off. You will not be able to recharge the unit. It happened to 2 similar products, that I bought. It is no coincidence. It is bad design and manufacturing.
991678
The device is unlikely to be damaged. Conductors present in these devices are simply too short to intercept any significant amount of the EM pulse, and thus no spike is generated within them that is sufficient to cause damage.
807720
It might be....or it might not be. I could never get it to work in the first place, so I really don't know if the device would withstand moisture or wet conditions. It's a poorly engineered device in my opinion with a high failure rate
1137875
I lost two openers to a lightning strike near my home. One of them did blink 5 times, the other was just very weak in responding to remote signals. This board restored full function. I also added surge suppressors with the hope of avoiding a repeat of this situation.
1958421
No it does not store any data for future review. It displays only real time voltage information which is lost when disconnected to power source.
1020831
I carry mine in my laptop case, I forgot it was in there and tested it just yesterday after about a month and it was still bright and the stun arc sounded strong.
775434
There is nothing more I know to add to Syd's answer . I have not taken very many shots with the flash but Syd's reply is correct as far as I can tell .
1573280
Hi Joe. Yes, as long as you remember to be on the correct memory page where the wanted frequencyhas been stored. 73 Kelvin B
1896505
Considering "EMP's" are theoretical may answer is No. The internals are electrically based, and there is most definitely of circut-board. If the eton' is powered on and current is running through the board and EMP would absolutely short the system and ruin it. Radio and all.
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Hard drives and flash drives are normally universally comparable, but if you want the assurance i provided this link: http://www.corsair.com/en/usb-drive/flash-survivor-usb-drives/flash-survivor-usb-3-16gb-usb-flash-drive.html
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When dealing with an EMP hazard, how close you are to the source is the main factor in determining the survivability of your flashlight. If you are within range of an electro magnetic pulse strong enough to knock out your flashlight, you will probably have other things to worry about.
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I looked at the Energizer web site. There is no mention of EMP and this product. I have emailed their technical department and will post again when I get a response.In the mean time, review this article: about 3/4 the way down it states that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security implies that regular flashlights and batteries will survive an EMP.http://www.wnd.com/2005/05/30347/