Yes... I just want to see the internals. Maybe I can make a necklace out of it! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM, skreimey@gmail.com wrote: > 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? > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Michael Havens" > To: "PLUG" > Subject: usb drive > Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 3:10 PM > > > 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? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >