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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>How hard is the plastic?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>A dremel might do part of the job….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Acid might remove it, but it might also damage the internals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Note that, if you remove the plastic, then the wires will be a bit pokey, as it were </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>I assume the plastic is form fitted to the board, so that a forceful removal (hammer, chisel, etc ;-) ) would damage the internals…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Rusty<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Havens<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> Main PLUG discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: usb drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>geek jewelry!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>:-)~MIKE~(-:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Michael Havens <<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yes... I just want to see the internals. Maybe I can make a necklace out of it!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>:-)~MIKE~(-:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM, <a href="mailto:skreimey@gmail.com" target="_blank">skreimey@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:skreimey@gmail.com" target="_blank">skreimey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assuming the metal is copper, the melting point is just over 1900F. Plastics tend to five off harmful fumes, and it would be difficult to cleanly remove it from the metal leads, too. Do you just want to see how the internals of the flash drive are wired?<br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Michael Havens" <<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "PLUG" <<a href="mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a>><br>Subject: usb drive<br>Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 3:10 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>coooool. you know I was crying about my USB drive this weekend? Well, I thought to myself that today would be a good day to throw it away. Well thank goodness curiosity got my attention; I grabbed a pair of pliers and broke the plastic housing. That left me with the metal housing. I was looking at it wondering if I could take it apart further when I stood it up and the plastic inside just slid out. I look at it (I have magnifyin vision)and it looks as if what they do is mold plastic around the circuitry because all the plastic is, is a slab wich is 1/16" thick by 1" long with no metal showing except 4 contacts one one end and 2 tiny contacts on the other end (same side). Anyone know how I can take it apart further. I'm thinking I coucd melt the plastic but am unsure. How hot should I turn the oven up too?<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>:-)~MIKE~(-:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br><a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>